Exhibit 99.1

 

Company Contact:

 

Investor Contact:

Leona Hobbs

 

Todd Kehrli or Mary Magnani

Director, Communications

 

MKR Group

Tucows Inc.

 

323-468-2300

416-538-5450

 

tcx@mkr-group.com

ir@tucows.com

 

 

 

TUCOWS INC. REPORTS FINANCIAL RESULTS FOR THE SECOND QUARTER OF 2008

 

TORONTO, August 12, 2008 — Tucows Inc., (AMEX:TCX, TSX:TC) a leading provider of Internet services to web hosting companies, ISPs and consumers worldwide, today reported its financial results for its second quarter ended June 30, 2008.  All figures are in U.S. dollars.

 

“A number of positive trends this quarter keep us on track to grow revenue, profitability and cash flow in 2008,” said Elliot Noss, President and CEO of Tucows.  “We experienced increased domain name transaction volumes and we finalized our email platform migration, which will result in significantly decreased operating costs starting next quarter. In addition, our portfolio of high value domain names continued to make an impressive contribution. We note that the second quarter of 2007 included a large $3 million bulk sale of domain names.”

 

Noss continued, “We continued to generate strong cash flow from operations during the quarter, assisting us to comfortably pay down debt by $7 million.  We are confident that our continued ability to deliver strong cash flow from operations, as well as opportunities to divest non-core assets, will enable us to create additional value for shareholders and execute on our previously announced stock buyback program.”

 

“We see growth opportunities in our wholesale channel with new services such as personal domain names and our upgraded email offering. We also plan to more aggressively target customers directly through our retail offering, which we will soon re-launch as Hover.com,” concluded Noss.

 

 



 

Summary Financial Results
 (Numbers in Thousands of US Dollars, Except Per Share Data)

 

 

 

3 Months Ended
June 30, 2008

 

3 Months Ended
June 30, 2007

 

6 Months Ended
June 30, 2008

 

6 Months Ended
June 30, 2007

 

Net Revenue

 

$

20,450

 

$

20,815

 

$

39,162

 

$

38,586

 

EBITDA

 

3,689

 

4,572

 

4,194

 

6,544

 

Adjusted Net Income

 

1,779

 

4,686

 

2,732

 

7,128

 

Net (Loss)/Income

 

2,209

 

3,171

 

1,127

 

3,921

 

Net (Loss) Income/Share

 

0.03

 

0.04

 

0.02

 

0.05

 

Cash Flow from Operations

 

2,580

 

2,359

 

2,697

 

3,524

 

 

 



 

Summary of Revenue and Cost of Revenue
 (Numbers in Thousands of US Dollars)

 

 

 

Revenue

 

Cost of Revenue

 

 

 

Three Months Ended
June 30, 2008

 

Three Months Ended
June 30, 2007

 

Three Months Ended
June 30, 2008

 

Three Months Ended
June 30, 2007

 

Traditional Domain Registration Services

 

$

13,269

 

$

12,274

 

$

10,505

 

$

9,110

 

Domain Portfolio

 

1,873

 

3,606

 

181

 

158

 

Email Services

 

1,552

 

1,881

 

(24

)

209

 

Retail Services

 

2,046

 

1,208

 

577

 

417

 

Other Services

 

1,711

 

1,845

 

421

 

413

 

Total

 

$

20,450

 

$

20,815

 

$

11,660

 

$

10,307

 

 

Net revenue for the second quarter of fiscal 2008 was $20.5 million compared with $20.8 million for the second quarter of fiscal 2007.  Revenue for the second quarter of fiscal 2007 included the atypically large sale of a block of domain names from the Company’s portfolio of high value domain names in the amount of $3.0 million.

 

Adjusted net income for the second quarter of 2008 was $1.8 million, compared with $4.7 million for the corresponding quarter of last year.  Net income was $2.2 million, or $0.03 per share, compared with $3.2 million, or $0.04 per share, for the second quarter of fiscal 2007.

 

Deferred revenue at the end the second quarter of fiscal 2008 was $54.4 million, an increase of 11% from $49.0 million at the end of the second quarter of 2007 and an increase of 2% from $53.6 million at the end of the first quarter of fiscal 2008.

 

Cash and restricted cash at the end of the second quarter of fiscal 2008 was $2.9 million compared with $6.2 million at the end of the second quarter of fiscal 2007 and $7.5 million at the end of the first quarter of fiscal 2008. This decrease compared to the first quarter of this year is primarily the result of the repayment of the $6 million promissory note payable to the former shareholders of mailbank.com Inc., as well as payment of $1.4 million on the Company’s bank loan. These uses of funds were partially offset by the $2.6 million of cash flow generated from operations, as well as $1.4 million generated through the sale of 14,000 hosting accounts to Hostopia.

 

EBITDA and Adjusted Net Income

 

To assist financial statement users in an assessment of the Company’s historical performance and to project its future earnings and cash

 

 



 

flows, the Company has included earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization (EBITDA). EBITDA is presented because it is an important supplemental measure of performance frequently used by securities analysts, investors and other interested parties in the evaluation of companies. Other companies may calculate EBITDA differently. EBITDA is not a measurement of financial performance under generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP) and should not be considered as an alternative to cash flow from operating activities or as a measure of liquidity or an alternative to Net Income as indicators of operating performance or any other measures of performance derived in accordance with (GAAP). Because EBITDA is calculated before recurring cash charges, including interest expense and taxes, and is not adjusted for capital expenditures or other recurring cash requirements of the business, it should not be considered as a measure of discretionary cash available to invest in the growth of the business. See the Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows included in the attached financial statements. As a non-GAAP performance measure, EBITDA, has certain material limitations as follows:

· It does not include interest expense. Because the Company has borrowed money to finance some of its operations, interest is a necessary part of the Company’s costs and ability to generate revenue. Therefore, any measure that excludes interest has material limitations;

· It does not include depreciation and amortization expense. Because the Company must utilize capital assets in order to generate revenues, depreciation and amortization expense is a necessary and ongoing part of the Company’s costs. Therefore, any measure that excludes depreciation and amortization expense has material limitations; and,

· It does not include taxes. Because the payment of taxes is a necessary and ongoing part of the Company’s operations, any measure that excludes taxes has material limitations.

Management compensates for these limitations by considering the economic effect of the excluded expense items independently as well as in connection with its analysis of net earnings.

 

Adjusted Net Income represents EBITDA plus the additional adjustments described in the table below. The adjustments reflect the material amount of cash collected by the Company for domain registrations and other Internet services paid for the full term at the time of activation, with the revenue deferred, net of prepaid fees. In addition, adjusted Net Income reflects earnings and expenses considered as non-representative of ongoing business for the reasons specified below. Each of the items being adjusted for may create certain material limitations in the use of Adjusted Net Income as a non-GAAP financial measure. Adjusted Net Income is one of the primary measures the Company uses for planning and budgeting purposes, incentive compensation and to monitor and evaluate

 



 

 

Tucows’ financial and operating results. Adjusted Net Income is not a measurement of financial performance under GAAP and should not be considered as an alternative to cash flow from operating activities or as a measure of liquidity or an alternative to net income as indicators of operating performance or any other measures of performance derived in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles. See the Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows included in the attached financial statements.

 

Conference Call

 

Tucows will host a conference call today, Tuesday, August 12, at    5:00 p.m. ET to discuss the Company’s second quarter results.  To access the conference call via the Internet go to http://tucowsinc.com/investors and click on “Financials.”

 

For those unable to participate in the conference call at the scheduled time, it will be archived for replay both by telephone and via the Internet beginning approximately one hour following completion of the call. To access the archived conference call by telephone, dial 416-640-1917 or 1-877-289-8525 and enter the pass code 21278773 followed by the pound key. The telephone replay will be available until Tuesday, August 19, 2008 at midnight. To access the archived conference call as an MP3 via the Internet, go to http://tucowsinc.com/investors.

 

About Tucows

 

Tucows provides Internet services for web hosting companies and ISPs. Through our global network of over 9,000 service providers our OpenSRS group provides millions of email boxes and manages over eight million domains. Tucows is an accredited registrar with ICANN (the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers). We hold a domain name portfolio of approximately 150,000 domain names that are available for sale, monetized through advertising and support our wholesale Personal Names Service. Our Retail division sells Tucows services to consumers and small business owners through Domain Direct, IYD (It’s Your Domain) and NetIdentity. Tucows.com remains one of the most popular software download sites on the Internet. For more information please visit: http://tucowsinc.com.

 

 

This release may contain forward-looking statements, relating to the Company’s operations or to the environment in which it operates, which are based on Tucows Inc.’s operations, estimates, forecasts and projections. These statements are not guarantees of future performance and are subject to important risks, uncertainties and

 

 



 

 

assumptions concerning future conditions that may ultimately prove to be inaccurate or differ materially from actual future events or results. A number of important factors could cause actual outcomes and results to differ materially from those expressed in these forward-looking statements. Consequently, investors should not place undue reliance on these forward-looking statements, which are based on Tucows Inc.’s current expectations, estimates, projections, beliefs and assumptions. These forward-looking statements speak only as of the date of this presentation and are based upon the information available to Tucows Inc. at this time. Tucows Inc. disclaims any intention or obligation to update or revise any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise.

 

 



 

 

Tucows  Inc.

Consolidated Balance Sheets

(Dollar amounts in U.S. dollars)

(unaudited)

 

 

 

June 30

 

December 31,

 

 

 

2008

 

2007

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Assets

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Current assets:

 

 

 

 

 

Cash and cash equivalents

 

$

2,947,069

 

$

8,093,476

 

Accounts receivable

 

3,138,257

 

3,422,180

 

Prepaid expenses and deposits

 

3,237,366

 

3,132,129

 

Prepaid domain name registry and other Internet services fees, current portion

 

28,479,571

 

25,473,465

 

Cash held in escrow

 

1,083,397

 

1,070,632

 

Deferred tax asset, current portion

 

500,000

 

500,000

 

Total current assets

 

39,385,660

 

41,691,882

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Prepaid domain name registry and other Internet services fees, long-term portion

 

11,466,553

 

10,765,862

 

Property and equipment

 

4,887,720

 

4,963,311

 

Deferred financing charges

 

102,000

 

128,200

 

Deferred tax asset, long-term portion

 

2,500,000

 

2,500,000

 

Intangible assets

 

20,991,504

 

22,150,738

 

Goodwill

 

17,490,807

 

17,490,807

 

Investment

 

353,737

 

353,737

 

Total assets

 

$

97,177,981

 

$

100,044,537

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Liabilities and Stockholders’ Equity

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Current liabilities:

 

 

 

 

 

Accounts payable

 

$

3,329,112

 

$

2,689,346

 

Accrued liabilities

 

2,627,816

 

3,289,087

 

Customer deposits

 

3,286,783

 

3,267,784

 

Promissory note payable

 

 

6,000,000

 

Loan payable, current portion

 

1,914,242

 

1,914,242

 

Deferred revenue, current portion

 

38,354,640

 

35,465,584

 

Accreditation fees payable, current portion

 

510,900

 

483,090

 

Total current liabilities

 

50,023,493

 

53,109,133

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Deferred revenue, long-term portion

 

16,036,242

 

15,147,644

 

Accreditation fees payable, long-term portion

 

187,655

 

181,345

 

Loan payable, long-term portion

 

4,902,246

 

6,859,366

 

Deferred tax liability

 

5,396,000

 

5,396,000

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Stockholders’ equity:

 

 

 

 

 

Preferred stock - no par value, 1,250,000 shares authorized; none issued and outstanding

 

 

 

Common stock - no par value, 250,000,000 shares authorized; 73,923,542 shares issued and outstanding at June 30, 2008 and 73,888,542 shares issued and outstanding at December 31, 2007

 

15,368,310

 

15,350,915

 

Additional paid-in capital

 

48,674,568

 

48,537,313

 

Deficit

 

(43,410,533

)

(44,537,179

)

Total stockholders’ equity

 

20,632,345

 

19,351,049

 

Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity

 

$

97,177,981

 

$

100,044,537

 

 

 



 

Tucows  Inc.

Consolidated Statements of Operations

(Dollar amounts in U.S. dollars)

(unaudited)

 

 

 

Three months ended June 30,

 

Six months ended June 30,

 

 

 

2008

 

2007

 

2008

 

2007

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net revenues

 

$

20,450,329

 

$

20,814,881

 

$

39,161,536

 

$

38,586,098

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cost of revenues:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cost of revenues (*)

 

13,663,097

 

12,198,808

 

26,813,029

 

23,431,597

 

Depreciation of property and equipment

 

816,260

 

985,430

 

1,642,097

 

1,795,096

 

Amortization of intangible assets

 

31,941

 

63,540

 

105,398

 

127,072

 

Total cost of revenues

 

14,511,298

 

13,247,778

 

28,560,524

 

25,353,765

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Gross profit

 

5,939,031

 

7,567,103

 

10,601,012

 

13,232,333

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Expenses:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Sales and marketing (*)

 

1,730,736

 

1,480,078

 

3,426,868

 

2,824,522

 

Technical operations and development (*)

 

1,573,741

 

1,752,693

 

3,139,595

 

3,564,972

 

General and administrative (*)

 

1,326,218

 

810,872

 

3,121,083

 

2,309,641

 

Depreciation of property and equipment

 

58,861

 

68,267

 

119,931

 

129,791

 

Amortization of intangible assets

 

376,954

 

222,741

 

762,115

 

456,042

 

Total expenses

 

5,066,510

 

4,334,651

 

10,569,592

 

9,284,968

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Income (loss) from operations

 

872,521

 

3,232,452

 

31,420

 

3,947,365

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Other income (expenses):

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Interest income (expense), net

 

(166,421

)

(49,297

)

(376,405

)

(90,946

)

Other income, net

 

1,532,765

 

 

1,532,765

 

88,431

 

Total other income (expense)

 

1,366,344

 

(49,297

)

1,156,360

 

(2,515

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Income before provision for income taxes

 

2,238,865

 

3,183,155

 

1,187,780

 

3,944,850

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Provision for income taxes

 

30,000

 

12,000

 

61,134

 

24,000

 

Net income for the period

 

$

2,208,865

 

$

3,171,155

 

$

1,126,646

 

$

3,920,850

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Basic earnings per common share

 

$

0.03

 

$

0.04

 

$

0.02

 

$

0.05

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Shares used in computing basic earnings per common share

 

73,899,695

 

74,447,018

 

73,894,119

 

74,950,621

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Diluted earnings per common share

 

$

0.03

 

$

0.04

 

$

0.01

 

$

0.05

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Shares used in computing diluted earnings per common share

 

75,348,108

 

77,375,096

 

75,439,926

 

77,633,136

 


(*) Stock-based compensation has been included in expenses as follows:

 

Cost of revenues

 

$

4,800

 

$

4,400

 

$

9,100

 

$

6,900

 

Sales and marketing

 

$

13,000

 

$

25,500

 

$

31,300

 

$

39,700

 

Technical operations and development

 

$

8,000

 

$

23,300

 

$

28,700

 

$

43,400

 

General and administrative

 

$

47,200

 

$

58,300

 

$

76,100

 

$

84,200

 

 

 



 

 

Tucows  Inc.

Reconciliation of EBITDA and Adjusted Net Income

(Dollar amounts in U.S. dollars)

(unaudited)

 

 

 

Three months ended June 30,

 

Six months ended June 30,

 

 

 

2008

 

2007

 

2008

 

2007

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net income for the period

 

$

2,208,865

 

$

3,171,155

 

$

1,126,646

 

$

3,920,850

 

Depreciation of property and equipment

 

875,121

 

1,053,697

 

1,762,028

 

1,924,887

 

Amortization of intangible assets

 

408,895

 

286,281

 

867,513

 

583,114

 

Interest income (expense), net

 

166,421

 

49,297

 

376,405

 

90,946

 

Provision for income taxes

 

30,000

 

12,000

 

61,134

 

24,000

 

EBITDA

 

3,689,302

 

4,572,430

 

4,193,726

 

6,543,797

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Adjustments to EBITDA (1)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Change in prepaid domain name registry and other Internet services fees

 

(1,176,196

)

(771,898

)

(3,706,797

)

(2,752,551

)

Change in deferred revenue

 

798,720

 

979,595

 

3,777,654

 

3,876,520

 

Dividend income

 

(176,861

)

 

(176,861

)

(88,431

)

Reversal of contingencies

 

 

(93,749

)

 

(451,249

)

Sale of customer relationships

 

(1,121,065

)

 

(1,121,065

)

 

Other Income

 

(234,839

)

 

(234,839

)

 

Subtotal Adjustments to EBITDA

 

(1,910,241

)

113,948

 

(1,461,908

)

584,289

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Adjusted Net Income

 

$

1,779,061

 

$

4,686,378

 

$

2,731,818

 

$

7,128,086

 


(1) Adjustments to EBITDA

 

We define Adjusted EBITDA as net income adjusted for depreciation, amortization, interest, taxes and further adjusted for certain cash and non-cash charges.

 

 



 

 

Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows

(Dollar amounts in U.S. dollars)

(unaudited)

 

 

 

Three months ended June 30,

 

Six months ended June 30,

 

 

 

2008

 

2007

 

2008

 

2007

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cash provided by (used in):

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Operating activities:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net income or the period

 

$

2,208,865

 

$

3,171,155

 

$

1,126,646

 

$

3,920,850

 

Items not involving cash:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Depreciation of property and equipment

 

875,121

 

1,053,697

 

1,762,028

 

1,924,887

 

Amortization of deferred financing charges

 

12,700

 

 

26,200

 

 

Amortization of intangible assets

 

408,895

 

286,281

 

867,513

 

583,114

 

Gain on sale of customer relationships

 

(1,121,065

)

 

(1,121,065

)

 

Unrealized change in the fair value of forward exchange contracts

 

(225,640

)

(885,652

)

29,793

 

(1,102,441

)

Stock-based compensation

 

73,000

 

111,500

 

145,200

 

174,200

 

Change in non-cash operating working capital:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Accounts receivable

 

350,043

 

(211,028

)

283,923

 

(1,063,651

)

Prepaid expenses and deposits

 

(244,926

)

(310,274

)

(105,237

)

(1,037,510

)

Prepaid fees for domain name registry and other Internet services fees

 

(1,176,196

)

(771,898

)

(3,706,797

)

(2,752,551

)

Accounts payable

 

682,896

 

(337,450

)

249,069

 

(745,587

)

Accrued liabilities

 

(159,226

)

(216,318

)

(691,064

)

432,821

 

Customer deposits

 

119,589

 

(195,342

)

18,999

 

(370,466

)

Deferred revenue

 

798,720

 

979,595

 

3,777,654

 

3,876,520

 

Accreditation fees payable

 

(22,696

)

(315,320

)

34,120

 

(316,028

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net cash provided by operating activities

 

2,580,080

 

2,358,946

 

2,696,982

 

3,524,158

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Financing activities:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Proceeds received on exercise of stock options

 

9,450

 

85,272

 

9,450

 

186,343

 

Repurchase of shares

 

 

(1,119,455

)

 

(2,446,955

)

Repayment of promissory note and loan payable

 

(7,478,560

)

 

(7,957,120

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net cash used in financing activities

 

(7,469,110

)

(1,034,183

)

(7,947,670

)

(2,260,612

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Investing activities:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cost of domain names acquired

 

(2,524

)

10,303

 

(8,944

)

(18,425

)

Additions to property and equipment

 

(1,084,209

)

(1,690,523

)

(1,295,740

)

(2,893,153

)

Decrease in restricted cash - being margin security against forward exchange contracts

 

 

257,785

 

 

509,423

 

Acquisition of Hosted Messaging Assets from Critical Path Inc., net of cash acquired

 

 

 

 

(90,050

)

Acquisition of Boardtown Corporation, net of cash acquired

 

 

(4,900

)

 

(4,900

)

Sale of customer relationships

 

1,421,730

 

 

1,421,730

 

 

(Decrease) increase in cash held in escrow

 

(5,366

)

 

(12,765

)

694,579

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net cash provided by (used in) investing activities

 

329,631

 

(1,427,335

)

104,281

 

(1,802,526

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Decrease in cash and cash equivalents

 

(4,559,399

)

(102,572

)

(5,146,407

)

(538,980

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cash and cash equivalents, beginning of period

 

7,506,468

 

5,819,984

 

8,093,476

 

6,256,392

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cash and cash equivalents, end of period

 

$

2,947,069

 

$

5,717,412

 

$

2,947,069

 

$

5,717,412

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Supplemental cash flow information:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Interest paid

 

$

192,900

 

$

105,000

 

$

452,237

 

$

210,000

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Supplementary disclosure of non-cash investing activity:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Capital assets acquired during the period not yet paid for

 

$

663,767

 

$

163,169

 

$

663,767

 

$

163,169