MCHX Marchex Inc

Marchex, Inc. (NASDAQ:MCHX), a mobile advertising analytics company, today announced its financial results for the first quarter ended March 31, 2015.

“Massive mobile adoption is driving increased offline sales, including phone calls from consumers to businesses. This is creating an increasing gap for enterprise marketers whose top priority is understanding mobile return on ad spend,” said Pete Christothoulou, Chief Executive Officer. “The need for technology solutions to bridge this gap validates our investment in establishing Marchex as the world’s leading mobile advertising analytics company.”

Q1 2015 Financial Highlights

• GAAP revenue was $42.6 million for the first quarter of 2015, compared to $50.5 million for the first quarter of 2014.

• GAAP net income from continuing operations was $4.6 million for the first quarter of 2015, compared to GAAP net income from continuing operations of $846,000 for the first quarter of 2014.
• GAAP net income from continuing operations attributable to common stockholders per diluted share was $0.11 for the first quarter of 2015. This compares to GAAP net income from continuing operations attributable to common stockholders per diluted share of $0.02 for the first quarter of 2014.

      Q1 2015   Q1 2014 GAAP Revenue   $42.6 million   $50.5 million Call-Driven and related revenue   $35.0 million   $45.5 million Non-GAAP Results:         Call-Driven Adjusted OIBA1   $2.6 million   $2.4 million Call-Driven Adjusted EBITDA1   $3.5 million   $3.3 million Adjusted OIBA1   $7.6 million   $4.7 million Adjusted EBITDA1   $8.5 million   $5.7 million           Archeo Revenue2   $7.5 million   $5.0 million Domain sales   $6.4 million   $1.9 million  

• Adjusted non-GAAP EPS1 from continuing operations for the first quarter of 2015 was $0.12, compared to $0.08 for the first quarter of 2014.

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1 Reconciliations of non-GAAP measures are included in the financial tables attached to this press release and we encourage investors to examine the reconciling adjustments between the GAAP and non-GAAP measures.

2 Includes domain sales recognized in GAAP revenue.

Marchex Q1 2015 and Recent Call-Driven Business Highlights:

• Revenue. Call-Driven and related revenue was $35.0 million for the first quarter of 2015 compared to $45.5 million for the first quarter of 2014.

Non-Operating Q1 2015 Highlights:

• Business Update. On April 22, 2015, the Company announced the sale of the bulk of its domain portfolio for aggregate proceeds of $34.8 million, which includes a sale to GoDaddy Inc. for $28.1 million paid in cash at closing plus additional earn-out payments subject to certain sales targets, as well as $6.7 million in direct domain sales by Marchex since January 2015.
• Dividend Update. Following the previously announced payment of the May 18, 2015 dividend, and with the April sale of the domain assets, the Company is prospectively discontinuing the dividend and intends to use any future cash generated to support strategic flexibility.
• During the first quarter, Marchex purchased 225,000 shares of its outstanding Class B common stock for a total price of $931,000. This brings Marchex’s total shares repurchased under its November 2014 share repurchase program to 893,000 shares or 2% of its outstanding Class B common stock.

Business Outlook

The following forward-looking statements reflect Marchex's expectations as of May 6, 2015, and exclude any contribution from Archeo operations, including domain sales, and discontinued operations. Archeo operating results would be additive to our Call-Driven revenue, profitability, and other measures below:

 

Call-Driven financial guidance for the Second Quarter ending June 30, 2015

  Call-Driven Revenue   $34.0 million or more Call-Driven Adjusted OIBA 1   $1.0 million or more Call-Driven Adjusted EBITDA 1   $2.0 million or more  

1 These non-GAAP Call-Driven measures assign all Marchex corporate overhead costs to the Call-Driven results. Reconciliations of non-GAAP measures are included in the financial tables attached to this press release and we encourage investors to examine the reconciling adjustments between the GAAP and non-GAAP measures.

Conference Call and Webcast Information

Management will hold a conference call, starting at 5:00 p.m. ET on Wednesday, May 6, 2015, to discuss its first quarter ended March 31, 2015, financial results, and other company updates. Access to the live webcast of the conference call will be available online from the Investors section of Marchex’s website at www.marchex.com. An archived version of the webcast will also be available at the same location, beginning two hours after completion of the call.

About Marchex

Marchex is a mobile advertising analytics company that connects online behavior to real-world, offline actions. By linking critical touchpoints in the customer journey, Marchex’s products enable a 360-degree view of marketing effectiveness. Brands and agencies utilize Marchex’s products to transform business performance.

Please visit www.marchex.com, blog.marchex.com or @marchex on Twitter (Twitter.com/Marchex), where Marchex discloses material information from time to time about the Company, its financial information, and its business.

Forward-Looking Statements:

This press release contains forward-looking statements that involve substantial risks and uncertainties. All statements, other than statements of historical facts, included in this press release regarding our strategy, future operations, future financial position, future revenues, other financial guidance, acquisitions, dispositions, projected costs, prospects, plans and objectives of management are forward-looking statements. We may not actually achieve the plans, intentions, or expectations disclosed in our forward-looking statements and you should not place undue reliance on our forward-looking statements. Actual results or events could differ materially from the plans, intentions and expectations disclosed in the forward-looking statements we make. There are a number of important factors that could cause Marchex's actual results to differ materially from those indicated by such forward-looking statements which are described in the "Risk Factors" section of our most recent periodic report and registration statement filed with the SEC. All of the information provided in this release is as of May 6, 2015 and Marchex undertakes no duty to update the information provided herein.

Non-GAAP Financial Information:

To supplement Marchex's consolidated financial statements presented in accordance with GAAP and to provide clarity internally and externally, Marchex uses certain non-GAAP measures of financial performance and liquidity, including OIBA, Adjusted OIBA, Adjusted EBITDA, Adjusted non-GAAP EPS and Call-Driven and Archeo Adjusted OIBA and EBITDA. In conjunction with the sale of the bulk of Marchex’s domain portfolio and certain related assets in April 2015 (”Divested Assets”), Marchex has also presented Revenue from Divested Assets, Adjusted OIBA and EBITDA from Divested Assets and Archeo Revenue, Adjusted OIBA and EBITDA excluding Divested Assets.

OIBA represents income (loss) from operations plus (1) stock-based compensation expense and (2) amortization of intangible assets from acquisitions. This measure, among other things, is one of the primary metrics by which Marchex evaluates the performance of its business. Additionally, Marchex's management uses Adjusted OIBA, which excludes acquisition and disposition related costs, as this item is not indicative of Marchex’s recurring core operating results. Adjusted OIBA is the basis on which Marchex's internal budgets are based and by which Marchex's management is currently evaluated. Marchex believes these measures are useful to investors because they represent Marchex's consolidated operating results, taking into account depreciation and other intangible amortization, which Marchex believes is an ongoing cost of doing business, but excluding the effects of certain other expenses such as stock-based compensation, amortization of intangible assets from acquisitions and acquisition and disposition related costs. Adjusted EBITDA represents income before interest, income taxes, depreciation, amortization, stock compensation expense, and acquisition and disposition related cost. Marchex believes that Adjusted EBITDA is another alternative measure of liquidity to GAAP net cash provided by operating activities that provides meaningful supplemental information regarding liquidity and is used by Marchex's management to measure its ability to fund operations and its financing obligations.

Call-Driven Adjusted OIBA and EBITDA include the above descriptions of Adjusted OIBA and EBITDA for the Call-Driven segment. The Call-Driven Adjusted OIBA and EBITDA assign all Marchex general corporate overhead costs to the Call-Driven results. Archeo Adjusted OIBA and EBITDA include the above descriptions of Adjusted OIBA and EBITDA for the Archeo segment. Financial analysts and investors may use Adjusted OIBA and EBITDA to help with comparative financial evaluation to make informed investment decisions. Revenue from Divested Assets and Adjusted OIBA and EBITDA from Divested Assets include preliminary estimates of revenue and adjusted OIBA and EBITDA contributed by the Divested Assets. Archeo Revenue, Adjusted OIBA and EBITDA excluding Divested Assets exclude preliminary estimates of revenue and adjusted OIBA and EBITDA contributed by the Divested Assets. Adjusted non-GAAP EPS represents Adjusted non-GAAP net income applicable to common stockholders divided by GAAP diluted shares outstanding. Adjusted non-GAAP net income applicable to common stockholders generally captures those items on the statement of operations that have been, or ultimately will be, settled in cash exclusive of certain items that are not indicative of Marchex’s recurring core operating results and represents net income applicable to common stockholders plus the net of tax effects of: (1) stock-based compensation expense, (2) amortization of intangible assets from acquisitions, (3) acquisition and disposition related costs, (4) interest and other income (expense), (5) discontinued operations, net of tax and (6) dividends paid to participating securities. Financial analysts and investors may use Adjusted non-GAAP EPS to analyze Marchex's financial performance since these groups have historically used EPS related measures, along with other measures, to estimate the value of a company, to make informed investment decisions, and to evaluate a company's operating performance compared to that of other companies in its industry.

Marchex's management believes that investors should have access to, and Marchex is obligated to provide, the same set of tools that management uses in analyzing the company's results. These non-GAAP measures should be considered in addition to results prepared in accordance with GAAP, and should not be considered in isolation, as a substitute for, or superior to, GAAP results. Marchex’s non-GAAP financial measures may be defined differently from time to time and may be defined differently than similar titled terms used by other companies, and accordingly, care should be exercised in understanding how Marchex defines its non-GAAP financial measures in this release. Marchex endeavors to compensate for the limitations of the non-GAAP measures presented by providing the comparable GAAP measure with equal or greater prominence, GAAP financial statements, and detailed descriptions of the reconciling items and adjustments, including quantifying such items, to derive the non-GAAP measure.

  MARCHEX, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIESCondensed Consolidated Statements of Operations(in thousands, except per share data)(unaudited)     Three Months EndedMarch 31, 2014   2015 Revenue $ 50,496   $ 42,575   Expenses: Service costs (1) 32,354 20,688 Sales and marketing (1) 3,382 3,657 Product development (1) 7,560 7,693 General and administrative (1) 5,361 5,699 Amortization of intangible assets from acquisitions 403 - Disposition related costs   -       225   Total operating expenses   49,060       37,962   Income from operations 1,436 4,613 Interest expense and other, net   (2 )     (25 ) Income from continuing operations before provision for income taxes 1,434 4,588 Income tax expense   588       5   Net income from continuing operations 846 4,583 Discontinued operations, net of tax   9       -   Net income 855 4,583 Dividends paid to participating securities   (36 )     (19 ) Net income applicable to common stockholders $ 819     $ 4,564     Basic and diluted net income per Class A and Class B share applicable to common stockholders $ 0.02 $ 0.11 Dividends paid per share $ 0.02 $ 0.02 Shares used to calculate basic net income per share applicable to common stockholders Class A 7,741 5,233 Class B 29,035 35,766 Shares used to calculate diluted net income per share applicable to common stockholders Class A 7,741 5,233 Class B 39,761 41,310  

(1) Includes stock-based compensation allocated as follows:

Service costs $ 282 $ 223 Sales and marketing 204 246 Product development 659 579 General and administrative   1,738       1,746   Total $ 2,883     $ 2,794       MARCHEX, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIESCondensed Consolidated Balance Sheets(in thousands)(unaudited)  

 

  December 31,2014   March 31,2015

Assets

  Current assets: Cash and cash equivalents $ 80,032 $ 83,658 Accounts receivable, net 25,941 27,943 Prepaid expenses and other current assets 3,143 3,153 Refundable taxes   131       133   Total current assets 109,247 114,887   Property and equipment, net 5,430 5,505 Intangibles and other assets, net 313 367 Goodwill   65,679       65,679   Total Assets $ 180,669     $ 186,438     Liabilities and Stockholders' Equity   Current liabilities: Accounts payable $ 13,766 $ 13,839 Accrued expenses and other current liabilities 7,515 8,297 Deferred revenue   2,117       1,454   Total current liabilities 23,398 23,590   Other non-current liabilities   1,118       1,016   Total Liabilities 24,516 24,606     Class A common stock 55 55 Class B common stock 373 370 Treasury stock (2,503 ) (3,430 ) Additional paid-in capital 348,467 350,493 Accumulated deficit   (190,239 )     (185,656 ) Total Stockholders' Equity   156,153       161,832   Total Liabilities and Stockholders' Equity $ 180,669     $ 186,438       MARCHEX, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIESReconciliation of GAAP Income from Operations to Operating Income Before Amortization (OIBA)and Adjusted Operating Income Before Amortization (Adjusted OIBA)(in thousands)(unaudited)     Three Months EndedMarch 31, 2014   2015 Income from operations $ 1,436   $ 4,613 Stock-based compensation 2,883 2,794 Amortization of intangible assets from acquisitions   403     - Operating income before amortization (OIBA) 4,722 7,407 Disposition related costs   -     225 Adjusted operating income before amortization (Adjusted OIBA) $ 4,722   $ 7,632     MARCHEX, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIESReconciliation from Net Cash provided by Operating Activities to Adjusted EBITDA(in thousands)(unaudited)     Three Months EndedMarch 31, 2014   2015   Net cash provided by operating activities $ 8,078 $ 6,200 Changes in assets and liabilities (2,984 ) 2,054 Income tax expense 588 5 Disposition related costs - 225 Interest expense and other, net 2 24 Loss on discontinued operations, net of tax   (9 )     -   Adjusted EBITDA $ 5,675     $ 8,508     Net cash used in investing activities $ (807 )   $ (877 )   Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities $ 343     $ (1,697 )     MARCHEX, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIESReconciliation of GAAP EPS to Adjusted Non-GAAP EPS(in thousands, except per share data)(unaudited)     Three Months EndedMarch 31, 2014   2015 Adjusted Non-GAAP EPS from continuing operations $ 0.08     $ 0.12     Net income applicable to common stockholders - diluted (GAAP EPS) $ 0.02 $ 0.11 Shares used to calculate diluted net income per share applicable to common stockholders 39,761 41,310   Net income applicable to common stockholders $ 819 $ 4,564 Stock-based compensation 2,883 2,794 Disposition related costs - 225 Amortization of intangible assets from acquisitions 403 - Interest expense and other, net 2 25 Dividends paid to participating securities 36 19 Discontinued operations, net of tax (9 ) - Estimated impact of income taxes   (1,068 )     (2,680 ) Adjusted Non-GAAP net income from continuing operations $ 3,066     $ 4,947     Adjusted Non-GAAP EPS from continuing operations $ 0.08     $ 0.12           Diluted shares used to calculate Adjusted Non-GAAP EPS (1)   39,761       41,310    

(1) For the purpose of computing the number of diluted shares for Adjusted Non-GAAP EPS, Marchex uses the accounting guidance that would be applicable for computing the number of diluted shares for GAAP EPS.

    MARCHEX, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIESQuarterly Financial Summary Information(in thousands)(unaudited)   NON-GAAP MEASURESAmounts below exclude Discontinued Operations   CONSOLIDATED   Q114   Q214   Q314   Q414   Q115 GAAP Revenue   $ 50,496   $ 49,676   $ 49,181   $ 33,291   $ 42,575 Adjusted OIBA $ 4,722 $ 4,791 $ 4,249 $ 3,469 $ 7,632 Adjusted EBITDA   $ 5,675   $ 5,692   $ 5,155     $ 4,380     $ 8,508                         CALL-DRIVEN AND RELATED   Q114   Q214   Q314   Q414   Q115 GAAP Revenue $ 45,492 $ 45,857 $ 46,379 $ 30,323 $ 35,029 Adjusted OIBA $ 2,411 $ 2,897 $ 3,279 $ 2,512 $ 2,631 Adjusted EBITDA   $ 3,312   $ 3,764   $ 4,170     $ 3,409     $ 3,493                         ARCHEO   Q114   Q214   Q314   Q414   Q115 GAAP Revenue $ 5,004 $ 3,819 $ 2,802 $ 2,968 $ 7,546 Adjusted OIBA $ 2,311 $ 1,894 $ 970 $ 957 $ 5,001 Adjusted EBITDA   $ 2,363   $ 1,928   $ 985     $ 971     $ 5,015                         ARCHEO excluding Divested Assets1   Q114   Q214   Q314   Q414   Q115 Revenue excluding Divested Assets1 $ 2,602 $ 1,185 $ 859 $ 903 $ 887 Adjusted OIBA excluding Divested Assets1 $ 847 $ 239 $ (49 ) $ (154 ) $ (170 ) Adjusted EBITDA excluding Divested Assets1   $ 847   $ 239   $ (49 )   $ (154 )   $ (169 )  

1 In April 2015, Marchex divested certain Archeo domain name and related assets ("Divested Assets"). The financial results for the Divested Assets are preliminary, subject to updates, and have been derived from the unaudited consolidated financial statements of Marchex, Inc. for all periods presented.

  Due to rounding, the sum of quarterly amounts may not equal amounts reported for year-to-date periods.     MARCHEX, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES(in thousands)(unaudited)   Reconciliation of GAAP Income (Loss) from Operations to Operating Income before Amortization (OIBA)and Adjusted Operating Income Before Amortization (Adjusted OIBA)       Three Months Ended 3/31/2014   6/30/2014   9/30/2014   12/31/2014   3/31/2015         Income from operations $ 1,436 $ 1,711 $ 1,225 $ 590 $ 4,613 Stock-based compensation 2,883 3,117 3,024 2,879 2,794 Amortization of intangible assets from acquisitions   403       31       -       -     - Operating income before amortization (OIBA) 4,722 4,859 4,249 3,469 7,407 Acquisition and disposition related costs   -       (68 )     -       -     225 Adjusted OIBA - Consolidated $ 4,722 $ 4,791 $ 4,249 $ 3,469 $ 7,632 Less: Archeo Adjusted OIBA 1   2,311       1,894       970       957     5,001 Call-Driven and related Adjusted OIBA1 $ 2,411     $ 2,897     $ 3,279     $ 2,512   $ 2,631     Reconciliation from Net Cash provided by Operating Activities to Adjusted EBITDA   Three Months Ended 3/31/2014   6/30/2014   9/30/2014   12/31/2014   3/31/2015   Net cash provided by operating activities $ 8,078 $ 3,289 $ 6,750 $ 4,302 $ 6,200 Changes in assets and liabilities (2,984 ) 1,672 (24,736 ) 58 2,054 Income tax expense 588 709 22,980 - 5 Disposition related costs - - - - 225 Discontinued operations, net of tax (9 ) - - - - Tax effect of gain on sale of discontinued operations - - 143 - - Interest expense and other, net   2       22       18       20     24 Adjusted EBITDA - Consolidated $ 5,675 $ 5,692 $ 5,155 $ 4,380 $ 8,508 Less: Archeo Adjusted EBITDA1   2,363       1,928       985       971     5,015 Call-Driven and related Adjusted EBITDA1 $ 3,312     $ 3,764     $ 4,170     $ 3,409   $ 3,493     Summary of Revenue by Segment   Three Months Ended 3/31/2014 6/30/2014 9/30/2014 12/31/2014 3/31/2015 Call-Driven and related Revenue1 $ 45,492 $ 45,857 $ 46,379 $ 30,323 $ 35,029 Archeo Revenue1   5,004       3,819       2,802       2,968     7,546 Revenue - Consolidated $ 50,496     $ 49,676     $ 49,181  

 

$ 33,291   $ 42,575  

1 The financial results for Call-Driven and Archeo have been derived from the unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements.

    MARCHEX, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIESArcheo Financial Summary(in thousands)(Unaudited)   NON-GAAP MEASURES                                 ARCHEO   Q114   Q214   Q314   Q414   Q115 Archeo GAAP Revenue $ 5,004 $ 3,819 $ 2,802 $ 2,968 $ 7,546 Less: Revenue from Divested Assets $ 2,402   $ 2,634   $ 1,943     $ 2,065     $ 6,659   Archeo Revenue excluding Divested Assets1 $ 2,602   $ 1,185   $ 859     $ 903     $ 887     Archeo Adjusted OIBA $ 2,311 $ 1,894 $ 970 $ 957 $ 5,001 Less: Adjusted OIBA from Divested Assets $ 1,464   $ 1,655   $ 1,019     $ 1,111     $ 5,171   Archeo Adjusted OIBA excluding Divested Assets1 $ 847   $ 239   $ (49 )   $ (154 )   $ (170 )   Archeo Adjusted EBITDA $ 2,363 $ 1,928 $ 985 $ 971 $ 5,015

Less: Adjusted EBITDA from Divested Assets

$ 1,516   $ 1,689   $ 1,034     $ 1,125     $ 5,184   Archeo Adjusted EBITDA excluding Divested Assets1 $ 847   $ 239   $ (49 )   $ (154 )   $ (169 )                        

1 In April 2015, Marchex divested certain Archeo domain name and related assets ("Divested Assets"). The financial results for the Divested Assets are preliminary, subject to updates, and have been derived from the unaudited consolidated financial statements of Marchex, Inc. for all periods presented.

  Due to rounding, the sum of quarterly amounts may not equal amounts reported for year-to-date periods.  

Marchex, Inc.Investor RelationsTrevor Caldwell, 206-331-3600ir(at)marchex.comorMedia Inquiries:Corporate Communications206-331-3434pr(at)marchex.com