UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM 8-K

CURRENT REPORT
Pursuant to Section 13 OR 15(d) of The Securities Exchange Act of 1934

Date of Report: July 28, 2015
(Date of earliest event reported)

AKAMAI TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Delaware
 
0-27275
 
04-3432319
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)
 
(Commission File Number)
 
(IRS Employer Identification No.)

150 Broadway
Cambridge, Massachusetts 02142
(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (617) 444-3000

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions (see General Instruction A.2. below):

o
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o
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o
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o
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Item 2.02 Results of Operations and Financial Condition

On July 28, 2015, Akamai Technologies, Inc. ("Akamai" or the "Company") announced its financial results for the fiscal quarter ended June 30, 2015. The full text of the press release issued in connection with the announcement is furnished as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K.

The information provided under this Form 8-K (including Exhibit 99.1) shall not be deemed "filed" for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (the "Exchange Act") or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section, nor shall it be deemed incorporated by reference in any filing under the Securities Act of 1933 or the Exchange Act, except as expressly set forth by specific reference in such a filing.

Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits

(d) Exhibits

The following exhibit relating to Item 2.02 shall be deemed to be furnished, and not filed:

Exhibit No.
 
Description
99.1
 
Press release dated July 28, 2015





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 hereunto duly authorized.

Dated:
July 28, 2015
 
AKAMAI TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
/s/ James Benson
 
 
 
James Benson
 
 
 
Chief Financial Officer






Exhibit Index

Exhibit No.
 
Description
99.1
 
Press release dated July 28, 2015








Exhibit 99.1

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Contacts:
Jeff Young
 
Tom Barth
Media Relations
 
Investor Relations
Akamai Technologies
 
Akamai Technologies
617-444-3913
 
617-274-7130
jyoung@akamai.com
 
tbarth@akamai.com


AKAMAI REPORTS SECOND QUARTER 2015 FINANCIAL RESULTS


Revenue of $541 million, up 14% year-over-year and up 18% adjusted for foreign exchange*
GAAP EPS of $0.37 per diluted share, down 8% year-over-year and down 2% adjusted for foreign exchange*
Non-GAAP EPS of $0.57 per diluted share, down 2% year-over-year and up 3% adjusted for foreign exchange*


CAMBRIDGE, Mass. July 28, 2015 – Akamai Technologies, Inc. (NASDAQ: AKAM), the global leader in Content Delivery Network (CDN) services, today reported financial results for the second quarter ended June 30, 2015.

“Akamai delivered a solid second quarter with strong revenue growth across every geography and solution category, with particularly strong growth in our Cloud Security Solutions,” said Dr. Tom Leighton, Chief Executive Officer. “We are continuing to make major investments in innovation and the expansion of our platform to develop new products and to accommodate the potential for substantially increased OTT traffic in 2016.”

Akamai delivered the following results for the second quarter ended June 30, 2015:

Revenue: Revenue was $541 million, a 14% increase over second quarter 2014 revenue of $476 million and an 18% increase when adjusted for foreign exchange*.

Revenue by Solution Category:
Media Delivery Solutions revenue was $244 million, up 12% year-over-year and up 17% when adjusted for foreign exchange*
Performance and Security Solutions revenue was $256 million, up 15% year-over-year and up 19% when adjusted for foreign exchange*, which includes Cloud Security Solutions revenue of $61 million, up 39% year-over-year and up 44% when adjusted for foreign exchange*
Service and Support Solutions revenue was $41 million, up 14% year-over-year and up 18% when adjusted for foreign exchange*

Revenue by Geography:
U.S. revenue was $399 million, a 16% increase over second quarter 2014
International revenue was $142 million, a 7% increase over second quarter 2014 and a 22% increase when adjusted for foreign exchange*

Income from operations: GAAP income from operations was $106 million, a decrease over second quarter 2014 GAAP income from operations of $112 million. GAAP operating margin for the second quarter of 2015 was 20%, down four percentage points from the same period last year.

Non-GAAP income from operations* was $150 million, a decrease from $156 million in the second quarter 2014. Non-GAAP operating margin* for the second quarter of 2015 was 28%, down five percentage points from the same period last year.

Net income: GAAP net income was $67 million, an 8% decrease over second quarter 2014 GAAP net income of $73 million. Non-GAAP net income* was $102 million, a 3% decrease over second quarter 2014 non-GAAP net income of $106 million.


1


EPS: GAAP EPS was $0.37 per diluted share, an 8% decrease over second quarter 2014 GAAP EPS of $0.40, and down 2% when adjusted for foreign exchange*.

Non-GAAP EPS was $0.57 per diluted share, a 2% decrease over second quarter 2014 non-GAAP EPS of $0.58 and up 3% when adjusted for foreign exchange*.

Adjusted EBITDA*: Adjusted EBITDA was $214 million, up from $204 million in the second quarter of 2014. Adjusted EBITDA margin* for the second quarter of 2015 was 40%, down three percentage points from the same period last year.

Other second quarter 2015 results included:
Cash from operations was $264 million, or 49% of revenue
Cash, cash equivalents and marketable securities as of June 30, 2015 was $1.5 billion
The Company spent $63 million to repurchase 0.9 million shares of its common stock at an average price of $74.12 per share
The Company had approximately 179 million shares of common stock outstanding as of June 30, 2015

*See Use of Non-GAAP Financial Measures below for definitions.


Quarterly Conference Call
Akamai will host a conference call today at 4:30 p.m. ET that can be accessed through 1-877-703-6102 (or 1-857-244-7301 for international calls) and using passcode No. 86468839. A live webcast of the call may be accessed at www.akamai.com in the Investor section. In addition, a replay of the call will be available for one week following the conference through the Akamai website or by calling 1-888-286-8010 (or 1-617-801-6888 for international calls) and using passcode No. 51036774.

About Akamai
As the global leader in Content Delivery Network (CDN) services, Akamai makes the Internet fast, reliable and secure for its customers. The company’s advanced web performance, mobile performance, cloud security and media delivery solutions are revolutionizing how businesses optimize consumer, enterprise and entertainment experiences for any device, anywhere. To learn how Akamai solutions and its team of Internet experts are helping businesses move faster forward, please visit www.akamai.com or blogs.akamai.com, and follow @Akamai on Twitter.




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AKAMAI TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS

(in thousands)
June 30,
2015
 
December 31, 2014
ASSETS
 
 
 
Cash and cash equivalents
$
257,448

 
$
238,650

Marketable securities
386,055

 
519,642

Accounts receivable, net
342,930

 
329,578

Prepaid expenses and other current assets
119,365

 
128,981

Deferred income tax assets
45,678

 
45,704

Current assets
1,151,476

 
1,262,555

Property and equipment, net
704,571

 
601,591

Marketable securities
881,452

 
869,992

Goodwill and acquired intangible assets, net
1,301,677

 
1,183,706

Deferred income tax assets
1,890

 
1,955

Other assets
90,039

 
81,747

Total assets
$
4,131,105

 
$
4,001,546

LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY
 
 
 
Accounts payable and accrued expenses
$
290,684

 
$
282,098

Other current liabilities
57,558

 
51,913

Current liabilities
348,242

 
334,011

Deferred income tax liabilities
38,833

 
39,299

Convertible senior notes
614,484

 
604,851

Other liabilities
84,234

 
78,050

Total liabilities
1,085,793

 
1,056,211

Stockholders' equity
3,045,312

 
2,945,335

Total liabilities and stockholders' equity
$
4,131,105

 
$
4,001,546


3


AKAMAI TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF INCOME

 
Three Months Ended

Six Months Ended
(in thousands, except per share data)
June 30,
2015

March 31, 2015

June 30, 2014

June 30, 2015

June 30, 2014
Revenue
$
540,723

 
$
526,536

 
$
476,035

 
$
1,067,259

 
$
929,537

Costs and operating expenses:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Cost of revenue (1) (2)
179,910

 
169,294

 
149,318

 
349,204

 
288,930

Research and development (1)
36,693

 
35,828

 
32,052

 
72,521

 
60,286

Sales and marketing (1)
111,501

 
103,479

 
91,462

 
214,980

 
172,527

General and administrative (1) (2)
99,152

 
89,592

 
81,880

 
188,744

 
158,041

Amortization of acquired intangible assets
6,752

 
6,780

 
8,403

 
13,532

 
15,251

Restructuring charges
455

 
42

 
569

 
497

 
1,304

Total costs and operating expenses
434,463

 
405,015

 
363,684

 
839,478

 
696,339

Income from operations
106,260

 
121,521

 
112,351

 
227,781

 
233,198

Interest income
2,541

 
3,001

 
1,740

 
5,542

 
3,379

Interest expense
(4,678
)
 
(4,576
)
 
(4,516
)
 
(9,254
)
 
(6,457
)
Other expense, net
(1,605
)
 
(301
)
 
(899
)
 
(1,906
)
 
(1,780
)
Income before provision for income taxes
102,518

 
119,645

 
108,676

 
222,163

 
228,340

Provision for income taxes
35,318

 
41,899

 
35,790

 
77,217

 
82,654

Net income
$
67,200

 
$
77,746

 
$
72,886

 
$
144,946

 
$
145,686

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Net income per share:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Basic
$
0.38

 
$
0.44

 
$
0.41

 
$
0.81

 
$
0.82

Diluted
$
0.37

 
$
0.43

 
$
0.40

 
$
0.80

 
$
0.80

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Shares used in per share calculations:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Basic
178,682

 
178,545

 
178,081

 
178,614

 
178,393

Diluted
180,738

 
180,825

 
180,841

 
180,782

 
181,439



(1) Includes stock-based compensation (see supplemental table for figures)
(2) Includes depreciation and amortization (see supplemental table for figures)

4


AKAMAI TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS

 
Three Months Ended
 
Six Months Ended
(in thousands)
June 30, 2015
 
March 31, 2015
 
June 30, 2014
 
June 30, 2015
 
June 30, 2014
Cash flows from operating activities:
 
 
 
 
 
 


 
 
Net income
$
67,200

 
$
77,746

 
$
72,886

 
$
144,946

 
$
145,686

Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating activities:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Depreciation and amortization
73,989

 
70,460

 
58,712

 
144,449

 
112,228

Stock-based compensation
32,251

 
29,669

 
31,678

 
61,920

 
56,792

Excess tax benefits from stock-based compensation
(9,609
)
 
(13,128
)
 
(4,483
)
 
(22,737
)
 
(19,661
)
(Benefit) provision for deferred income taxes
(24,580
)
 
8,305

 
20,180

 
(16,275
)
 
21,840

Amortization of debt discount and issuance costs
4,677

 
4,576

 
4,516

 
9,253

 
6,457

Other non-cash reconciling items, net
703

 
443

 
893

 
1,146

 
1,195

Changes in operating assets and liabilities, net of effects of acquisitions:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Accounts receivable
18,260

 
(32,552
)
 
(23,117
)
 
(14,292
)
 
(41,254
)
Prepaid expenses and other current assets
13,839

 
(1,817
)
 
7,963

 
12,022

 
(12,998
)
Accounts payable and accrued expenses
84,376

 
(52,703
)
 
43,970

 
31,673

 
21,459

Deferred revenue
76

 
6,947

 
(409
)
 
7,023

 
4,750

Other current liabilities
157

 
42

 
132

 
199

 
1,419

Other non-current assets and liabilities
2,684

 
1,741

 
(12,697
)
 
4,425

 
(8,666
)
Net cash provided by operating activities
264,023

 
99,729

 
200,224

 
363,752

 
289,247

Cash flows from investing activities:

 

 

 

 

Cash paid for acquired businesses, net of cash acquired
(106,883
)
 
(16,062
)
 
115

 
(122,945
)
 
(386,532
)
Purchases of property and equipment and capitalization of internal-use software development costs
(96,013
)
 
(137,069
)
 
(70,519
)
 
(233,082
)
 
(154,525
)
Purchases of short- and long-term marketable securities
(308,685
)
 
(97,304
)
 
(204,648
)
 
(405,989
)
 
(863,591
)
Proceeds from sales and maturities of short- and long-term marketable securities
222,030

 
307,655

 
138,152

 
529,685

 
538,122

Other non-current assets and liabilities
(1,827
)
 
(82
)
 
2,860

 
(1,909
)
 
2,028

Net cash (used in) provided by investing activities
(291,378
)
 
57,138

 
(134,040
)
 
(234,240
)
 
(864,498
)







5


AKAMAI TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS, continued

 
Three Months Ended
 
Six Months Ended
(in thousands)
June 30, 2015
 
March 31, 2015
 
June 30, 2014
 
June 30, 2015
 
June 30, 2014
Cash flows from financing activities:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Proceeds from the issuance of convertible senior notes, net

 

 
(868
)
 

 
678,735

Proceeds from the issuance of warrants

 

 

 

 
77,970

Payment for bond hedge

 

 

 

 
(101,292
)
Repayment of acquired debt and capital leases

 

 

 

 
(17,862
)
Proceeds from the issuance of common stock under stock plans
12,072

 
24,440

 
13,670

 
36,512

 
57,999

Excess tax benefits from stock-based compensation
9,609

 
13,128

 
4,483

 
22,737

 
19,661

Employee taxes paid related to net share settlement of stock-based awards
(8,253
)
 
(31,101
)
 
(7,977
)
 
(39,354
)
 
(34,248
)
Repurchases of common stock
(63,388
)
 
(62,680
)
 
(71,344
)
 
(126,068
)
 
(187,491
)
Other non-current assets and liabilities
(1,250
)
 

 

 
(1,250
)
 

Net cash (used in) provided by financing activities
(51,210
)
 
(56,213
)
 
(62,036
)
 
(107,423
)
 
493,472

Effects of exchange rate changes on cash and cash equivalents
3,456

 
(6,747
)
 
1,291

 
(3,291
)
 
2,053

Net (decrease) increase in cash and cash equivalents
(75,109
)
 
93,907

 
5,439

 
18,798

 
(79,726
)
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period
332,557

 
238,650

 
248,726

 
238,650

 
333,891

Cash and cash equivalents at end of period
$
257,448

 
$
332,557

 
$
254,165

 
$
257,448

 
$
254,165



6


AKAMAI TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
RECONCILIATION OF GAAP TO NON-GAAP INCOME FROM OPERATIONS, NET INCOME AND ADJUSTED EBITDA

 
Three Months Ended
 
Six Months Ended
(in thousands, except per share data)
June 30, 2015
 
March 31, 2015
 
June 30, 2014
 
June 30, 2015
 
June 30, 2014
Income from operations
$
106,260

 
$
121,521

 
$
112,351

 
$
227,781

 
$
233,198

GAAP operating margin
20
%
 
23
%
 
24
%
 
 
 
 
Amortization of acquired intangible assets
6,752

 
6,780

 
8,403

 
13,532

 
15,251

Stock-based compensation
32,251

 
29,669

 
31,678

 
61,920

 
56,792

Amortization of capitalized stock-based compensation and capitalized interest expense
3,636

 
3,108

 
2,034

 
6,744

 
3,962

Other operating expenses(1)
1,439

 
1,709

 
1,361

 
3,148

 
5,488

Operating adjustments
44,078

 
41,266

 
43,476

 
85,344

 
81,493

Non-GAAP income from operations
$
150,338

 
$
162,787

 
$
155,827

 
$
313,125

 
$
314,691

Non-GAAP operating margin
28
%
 
31
%
 
33
%
 
29
%
 
34
%
 
 
 


 


 
 
 
 
Net income
$
67,200

 
$
77,746

 
$
72,886

 
$
144,946

 
$
145,686

Operating adjustments (from above)
44,078

 
41,266

 
43,476

 
85,344

 
81,493

Amortization of debt discount and issuance costs
4,678

 
4,576

 
4,516

 
9,254

 
6,457

Loss on investments

 
25

 
393

 
25

 
393

Income tax-effect of above non-GAAP adjustments and certain discrete tax items
(13,788
)
 
(12,437
)
 
(15,721
)
 
(26,225
)
 
(23,562
)
Non-GAAP net income
102,168

 
111,176

 
105,550

 
213,344

 
210,467

 
 
 
 
 
 
 


 
 
Depreciation and amortization
63,601

 
60,572

 
48,275

 
124,173

 
93,015

Interest income
(2,541
)
 
(3,001
)
 
(1,740
)
 
(5,542
)
 
(3,379
)
Other expense, net
1,605

 
276

 
506

 
1,881

 
1,387

Provision for GAAP income taxes
35,318

 
41,899

 
35,790

 
77,217

 
82,654

Income tax-effect of above non-GAAP adjustments and certain discrete tax items
13,788

 
12,437

 
15,721

 
26,225

 
23,562

Adjusted EBITDA
$
213,939

 
$
223,359

 
$
204,102

 
$
437,298

 
$
407,706

Adjusted EBITDA margin
40
%
 
42
%
 
43
%
 
41
%
 
44
%
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Non-GAAP net income per share:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Basic
$
0.57

 
$
0.62

 
$
0.59

 
$
1.19

 
$
1.18

Diluted
$
0.57

 
$
0.61

 
$
0.58

 
$
1.18

 
$
1.16

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Shares used in non-GAAP per share calculations:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Basic
178,682

 
178,545

 
178,081

 
178,614

 
178,393

Diluted
180,738

 
180,825

 
180,841

 
180,782

 
181,439



(1) Other operating expenses excluded from non-GAAP results include: acquisition-related costs, restructuring charges and certain legal matter costs. See the non-GAAP adjustment definitions below for additional information.




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AKAMAI TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
SUPPLEMENTAL REVENUE DATA BY SOLUTION CATEGORY

 
Three Months Ended
 
Six Months Ended
(in thousands)
June 30, 2015
 
March 31, 2015
 
June 30, 2014
 
June 30, 2015
 
June 30, 2014
Revenue by solution category
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Media Delivery Solutions
$
243,503

 
$
241,842

 
$
217,600

 
$
485,345

 
$
433,489

Performance and Security Solutions
256,039

 
244,982

 
222,162

 
501,021

 
424,341

Service and Support Solutions
41,181

 
39,712

 
36,273

 
80,893

 
71,707

Total revenue
$
540,723

 
$
526,536

 
$
476,035

 
$
1,067,259

 
$
929,537

Cloud Security Solutions revenue
$
60,973

 
$
55,040

 
$
43,724

 
$
116,013

 
$
73,887

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Revenue growth rates year-over-year(1):
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Media Delivery Solutions
12
%
 
12
%
 
21
%
 
12
%
 
20
%
Performance and Security Solutions
15

 
21

 
31

 
18

 
30

Service and Support Solutions
14

 
12

 
24

 
13

 
30

Total revenue
14
%
 
16
%
 
26
%
 
15
%
 
25
%
Cloud Security Solutions revenue growth rates
39
%
 
82
%
 
 
 
57
%
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Revenue growth rates year-over-year, adjusted for the impact of foreign exchange rates(1)(2):
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Media Delivery Solutions
17
%
 
16
%
 
20
%
 
16
%
 
20
%
Performance and Security Solutions
19

 
25

 
30

 
22

 
30

Service and Support Solutions
18

 
16

 
24

 
17

 
30

Total revenue
18
%
 
20
%
 
25
%
 
19
%
 
24
%
Cloud Security Solutions revenue growth rates(2)
44
%
 
87
%
 
 
 
62
%
 
 

AKAMAI TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
SUPPLEMENTAL REVENUE DATA BY GEOGRAPHY

 
Three Months Ended
 
Six Months Ended
(in thousands)
June 30, 2015
 
March 31, 2015
 
June 30, 2014
 
June 30, 2015
 
June 30, 2014
Revenue by geography
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
U.S.
$
399,103

 
$
388,973

 
$
343,228

 
$
788,076

 
$
668,412

International
141,620

 
137,563

 
132,807

 
279,183

 
261,125

Total revenue
$
540,723

 
$
526,536

 
$
476,035

 
$
1,067,259

 
$
929,537

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Revenue growth rates year-over-year(1):
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
U.S.
16
%
 
20
%
 
25
%
 
18
%
 
24
%
International
7

 
7

 
27

 
7

 
26

Total revenue
14
%
 
16
%
 
26
%
 
15
%
 
25
%
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Revenue growth rates year-over-year, adjusted for the impact of foreign exchange rates(1)(2):
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
U.S.
16
%
 
20
%
 
25
%
 
18
%
 
24
%
International
22

 
21

 
24

 
21

 
25

Total revenue
18
%
 
20
%
 
25
%
 
19
%
 
24
%

(1) Growth rates for the six months ended June 30, 2014 exclude the impact of revenue from the Advertising Decision Solutions (ADS) business that was divested during the three months ended March 31, 2013
(2) See Use of Non-GAAP Financial Measures below for a definition

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AKAMAI TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
OTHER SUPPLEMENTAL FINANCIAL DATA

 
Three Months Ended
 
Six Months Ended
(in thousands, except end of period statistics)
June 30, 2015
 
March 31, 2015
 
June 30, 2014
 
June 30, 2015
 
June 30, 2014
Stock-based compensation:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Cost of revenue
$
3,502

 
$
3,163

 
$
3,076

 
$
6,665

 
$
5,871

Research and development
6,009

 
5,366

 
5,061

 
11,375

 
9,538

Sales and marketing
12,847

 
12,983

 
12,796

 
25,830

 
23,328

General and administrative
9,893

 
8,157

 
10,745

 
18,050

 
18,055

Total stock-based compensation
$
32,251

 
$
29,669

 
$
31,678

 
$
61,920

 
$
56,792

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Depreciation and amortization:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Network-related depreciation
$
50,145

 
$
48,988

 
$
38,496

 
$
99,133

 
$
75,161

Other depreciation and amortization
13,456

 
11,584

 
9,779

 
25,040

 
17,854

Depreciation of property and equipment
63,601

 
60,572

 
48,275

 
124,173

 
93,015

Capitalized stock-based compensation amortization
3,435

 
2,952

 
2,016

 
6,387

 
3,944

Capitalized interest expense amortization
201

 
156

 
18

 
357

 
18

Amortization of acquired intangible assets
6,752

 
6,780

 
8,403

 
13,532

 
15,251

Total depreciation and amortization
$
73,989

 
$
70,460

 
$
58,712

 
$
144,449

 
$
112,228

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Capital expenditures(1):
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Purchases of property and equipment
$
76,492

 
$
89,129

 
$
50,963

 
$
165,621

 
$
110,246

Capitalized internal-use software development costs
30,835

 
33,983

 
28,265

 
64,818

 
52,966

Capitalized stock-based compensation
4,471

 
4,144

 
3,943

 
8,615

 
7,727

Capitalized interest expense
619

 
675

 
597

 
1,294

 
834

Total capital expenditures
$
112,417

 
$
127,931

 
$
83,768

 
$
240,348

 
$
171,773

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Net increase (decrease) in cash, cash equivalents and marketable securities
$
9,816

 
$
(113,145
)
 
$
73,001

 
$
(103,329
)
 
$
245,480

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
End of period statistics:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Number of employees
5,733

 
5,409

 
4,558

 
 
 
 
Number of deployed servers
189,136

 
175,094

 
154,079

 
 
 
 


(1) See Use of Non-GAAP Financial Measures below for a definition

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Use of Non-GAAP Financial Measures
In addition to providing financial measurements based on generally accepted accounting principles in the United States of America (GAAP), Akamai provides additional financial metrics that are not prepared in accordance with GAAP (non-GAAP). Management uses non-GAAP financial measures, in addition to GAAP financial measures, to understand and compare operating results across accounting periods, for financial and operational decision making, for planning and forecasting purposes and to evaluate Akamai's financial performance. These non-GAAP financial measures are non-GAAP income from operations, non-GAAP operating margin, non-GAAP net income, non-GAAP net income per share, Adjusted EBITDA, Adjusted EBITDA margin, capital expenditures, revenue adjusted for ADS divestiture and impact of foreign currency exchange rates, as discussed below.

Management believes that these non-GAAP financial measures reflect Akamai's ongoing business in a manner that allows for meaningful comparisons and analysis of trends in its business, as they exclude expenses and gains that may be infrequent, unusual in nature or not reflective of Akamai's ongoing operating results. Management also believes that these non-GAAP financial measures enable investors to evaluate Akamai's operating results and future prospects in the same manner as management. These non-GAAP financial measures may also facilitate comparing financial results across accounting periods and to those of peer companies.

The non-GAAP financial measures do not replace the presentation of Akamai's GAAP financial results and should only be used as a supplement to, not as a substitute for, Akamai's financial results presented in accordance with GAAP. Akamai has provided a reconciliation of each non-GAAP financial measure used in its financial reporting to the most directly comparable GAAP financial measure. This reconciliation captioned “Reconciliation of GAAP to Non-GAAP Financial Measures” can be found on the Investor Relations section of Akamai's website.

The non-GAAP adjustments, and Akamai's basis for excluding them from non-GAAP financial measures, are outlined below:

Amortization of acquired intangible assets Akamai has incurred amortization of intangible assets, included in its GAAP financial statements, related to various acquisitions Akamai has made. The amount of an acquisition's purchase price allocated to intangible assets and term of its related amortization can vary significantly and are unique to each acquisition; therefore, Akamai excludes amortization of acquired intangible assets from its non-GAAP financial measures to provide investors with a consistent basis for comparing pre- and post-acquisition operating results.

Stock-based compensation and amortization of capitalized stock-based compensation – Although stock-based compensation is an important aspect of the compensation paid to Akamai's employees and executives, the grant date fair value varies based on the stock price at the time of grant, varying valuation methodologies, subjective assumptions and the variety of award types. This makes the comparison of Akamai's current financial results to previous and future periods difficult to interpret; therefore, Akamai believes it is useful to exclude stock-based compensation and amortization of capitalized stock-based compensation from its non-GAAP financial measures in order to highlight the performance of Akamai's core business and to be consistent with the way investors evaluate its performance and compare its operating results to peer companies.

Acquisition-related costs Acquisition-related costs include transaction fees, due diligence costs and other direct costs associated with strategic activities. In addition, subsequent adjustments to Akamai's initial estimated amounts of contingent consideration and indemnification associated with specific acquisitions are included within acquisition-related costs. These amounts are impacted by the timing and size of the acquisitions. Akamai excludes acquisition-related costs from its non-GAAP financial measures to provide a useful comparison of Akamai's operating results to prior periods and to its peer companies because such amounts vary significantly based on the magnitude of the acquisition transactions.

Restructuring chargesAkamai has incurred restructuring charges that are included in its GAAP financial statements, primarily related to workforce reductions and estimated costs of exiting facility lease commitments. Akamai excludes these items from its non-GAAP financial measures when evaluating its continuing business performance as such items are not consistently recurring and do not reflect expected future operating expense, nor provide meaningful insight into the fundamentals of current or past operations of its business.


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Amortization of debt discount and issuance costs and amortization of capitalized interest expense In February 2014, Akamai issued $690 million of convertible senior notes due 2019 with a coupon interest rate of 0%. The imputed interest rate of the convertible senior notes was approximately 3.2%. This is a result of the debt discount recorded for the conversion feature that is required to be separately accounted for as equity, thereby reducing the carrying value of the convertible debt instrument. The debt discount is amortized as interest expense together with the issuance costs of the debt which are recorded as an asset in the consolidated balance sheet. All of Akamai's interest expense is comprised of these non-cash components and is excluded from management's assessment of the company's operating performance because management believes the non-cash expense is not indicative of ongoing operating performance.

Loss on investments and legal mattersAkamai has incurred losses from the impairment of certain investments and the settlement of legal matters. In addition, Akamai has incurred costs with respect to its internal investigation relating to sales practices in a country outside the U.S. Akamai believes excluding these amounts from its non-GAAP financial measures is useful to investors as the types of events giving rise to them occur infrequently and are not representative of Akamai's core business operations.

Income tax effect of non-GAAP adjustments and certain discrete tax itemsThe non-GAAP adjustments described above are reported on a pre-tax basis. The income tax effect of non-GAAP adjustments is the difference between GAAP and non-GAAP income tax expense. Non-GAAP income tax expense is computed on non-GAAP pre-tax income (GAAP pre-tax income adjusted for non-GAAP adjustments) and excludes certain discrete tax items (such as recording or release of valuation allowances), if any. Akamai believes that applying the non-GAAP adjustments and their related income tax effect allows Akamai to highlight income attributable to its core operations.  

Akamai's definitions of its non-GAAP financial measures are outlined below:

Non-GAAP income from operations GAAP income from operations adjusted for the following items: amortization of acquired intangible assets; stock-based compensation; amortization of capitalized stock-based compensation; amortization of capitalized interest expense; other operating expenses (comprised of acquisition-related costs; restructuring charges; benefit from adoption of software development activities; gains and other activity related to divestiture of a business; gains and losses on legal settlements; and costs incurred with respect to Akamai's internal investigation relating to sales practices in a country outside the U.S); and other non-recurring or unusual items that may arise from time to time.

Non-GAAP operating margin – Non-GAAP income from operations stated as a percentage of revenue.

Non-GAAP net income GAAP net income adjusted for the following tax-affected items: amortization of acquired intangible assets; stock-based compensation; amortization of capitalized stock-based compensation; other operating expenses (comprised of acquisition-related costs, restructuring charges, benefit from adoption of software development activities, gains and other activity related to divestiture of a business, gains and losses on legal settlements, and costs incurred with respect to Akamai's internal investigation relating to sales practices in a country outside the U.S.); loss on early extinguishment of debt; amortization of debt discount and issuance costs; amortization of capitalized interest expense; certain gains and losses on investments; and other non-recurring or unusual items that may arise from time to time.

Non-GAAP net income per share – Non-GAAP net income divided by basic weighted average or diluted common shares outstanding. Basic weighted average shares outstanding are those used in GAAP net income per share calculations. Diluted weighted average shares outstanding are adjusted in non-GAAP per share calculations for the shares that would be delivered to Akamai pursuant to the note hedge transaction entered into in connection with the issuance of $690 million of convertible senior notes due 2019. Under GAAP, shares delivered under hedge transactions are not considered offsetting shares in the fully-diluted share calculation until they are delivered. However, the company would receive a benefit from the note hedge transaction and would not allow the dilution to occur, so management believes that adjusting for this benefit provides a meaningful view of net income per share. Until Akamai's weighted average stock price is greater than $89.56, the initial conversion price, there will be no difference between GAAP and non-GAAP diluted weighted average common shares outstanding.


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Adjusted EBITDA – GAAP net income excluding the following items: interest income; income taxes; depreciation and amortization of tangible and intangible assets; stock-based compensation; amortization of capitalized stock-based compensation; other operating expenses (comprised of acquisition-related costs; restructuring charges; benefit from adoption of software development activities; gains and other activity related to divestiture of a business; gains and losses on legal settlements; and costs incurred with respect to Akamai's internal investigation relating to sales practices in a country outside the U.S.); foreign exchange gains and losses; loss on early extinguishment of debt; amortization of debt discount and issuance costs; amortization of capitalized interest expense; certain gains and losses on investments; and other non-recurring or unusual items that may arise from time to time.

Adjusted EBITDA margin – Adjusted EBITDA stated as a percentage of revenue.

Capital expenditures – Purchases of property and equipment, capitalization of internal-use software development costs, capitalization of stock-based compensation and capitalization of interest expense.

Revenue, adjusted for ADS divestiture – Revenue excluding the impact of Akamai's Advertising Decision Solutions (ADS) divestiture.

Impact of Foreign Currency Exchange Rates – Revenue and earnings from international operations have historically been an important contributor to Akamai's financial results. Consequently, Akamai's financial results have been impacted, and management expects they will continue to be impacted, by fluctuations in foreign currency exchange rates. For example, when the local currencies of Akamai's foreign subsidiaries weaken, consolidated results stated in U.S. dollars are negatively impacted.

Because exchange rates are a meaningful factor in understanding period-to-period comparisons, management believes the presentation of the impact of foreign currency exchange rates on revenue and earnings enhances the understanding of financial results and evaluation of performance in comparison to prior periods. The information presented is calculated by translating current period results using the same average foreign currency exchange rates per month from the comparative period.


Akamai Statement Under the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act
This release contains information about future expectations, plans and prospects of Akamai's management that constitute forward-looking statements for purposes of the safe harbor provisions under The Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995, including statements about future business plans and opportunities. Actual results may differ materially from those indicated by these forward-looking statements as a result of various important factors including, but not limited to, effects of increased competition including potential failure to maintain the prices we charge for our services and loss of significant customers; failure of the markets we address or plan to address to develop as we expect or at all; inability to increase our revenue at the same rate as in the past and keep our expenses from increasing at a greater rate than our revenues; a failure of Akamai's services or network infrastructure; delay in developing or failure to develop new service offerings or functionalities, and if developed, lack of market acceptance of such service offerings and functionalities or failure of such solutions to operate as expected, and other factors that are discussed in the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K, quarterly reports on Form 10-Q, and other documents periodically filed with the SEC.

In addition, the statements in this press release represent Akamai's expectations and beliefs as of the date of this press release. Akamai anticipates that subsequent events and developments may cause these expectations and beliefs to change. However, while Akamai may elect to update these forward-looking statements at some point in the future, it specifically disclaims any obligation to do so. These forward-looking statements should not be relied upon as representing Akamai's expectations or beliefs as of any date subsequent to the date of this press release.

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