Exhibit 99.1

 

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

 

TORONTO, November 10, 2008 – Tucows Inc., (AMEX:TCX, TSX:TC) a global provider of domain names, email and other Internet services, today reported its financial results for the third quarter ended September 30, 2008. All figures are in U.S. dollars.

 

“Despite a difficult environment, our third quarter revenue growth was driven by the strong performance of our OpenSRS Wholesale Services, primarily domain registration,” said Elliot Noss, President and CEO of Tucows. “A number of factors, including weakness in our email business and the general economy putting downward pressure on advertising has dampened our cash flow in 2008. In addition, the significant strengthening of the Canadian dollar during the quarter negatively impacted net income by over $1 million compared to the third quarter last year. As a result, while we still expect 2008 revenue and net income to grow compared to last year, we now expect cash flow from operations for 2008 to be lower than last year.”

 

Mr. Noss continued, “In 2008 we completed numerous initiatives that will result in growth across our business. These accomplishments, combined with a business model composed predominantly of high-volume, low-cost transactions for services essential to establishing and maintaining a presence on the Internet, position us well to weather challenging economic conditions.”

 

 “Our business will continue to generate strong cash flow from operations,” said Noss. “This, combined with proceeds from the sale of our equity position in Afilias and the recent divestiture of non-core hosting assets will support our share buyback program, as we focus on realizing value for our shareholders.”

 

Summary Financial Results

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

 

 

 

3 Months Ended
Sept. 30, 2008

 

3 Months Ended
Sept. 30, 2007

 

9 Months Ended
Sept. 30, 2008

 

9 Months Ended
Sept. 30, 2007

 

Net Revenue

 

$

20,147

 

$

17,812

 

$

59,309

 

$

56,398

 

EBITDA

 

1,293

 

1,378

 

5,487

 

7,922

 

Adjusted Net Income

 

(93

)

1,130

 

2,639

 

8,258

 

Net (Loss)/Income

 

(71

)

(311

)

1,056

 

3,610

 

Net (Loss) Income/Share

 

 

 

0.01

 

0.05

 

Cash Flow from Operations

 

(107

)

2,264

 

2,590

 

5,788

 

 



 

Summary of Revenue and Cost of Revenue

(Numbers in Thousands of US Dollars)

 

 

 

Revenue

 

Cost of Revenue

 

 

 

Three Months Ended
Sept. 30, 2008

 

Three Months Ended
Sept. 30, 2007

 

Three Months Ended
Sept. 30, 2008

 

Three Months Ended
Sept. 30, 2007

 

Traditional Domain Registration Services

 

$

13,688

 

$

12,332

 

$

11,016

 

$

9,159

 

Domain Portfolio Services

 

1,265

 

538

 

183

 

161

 

Email Services

 

1,517

 

1,771

 

162

 

153

 

Retail Services

 

2,071

 

1,462

 

558

 

441

 

Other Services

 

1,606

 

1,709

 

408

 

417

 

Total

 

$

20,147

 

$

17,812

 

$

12,327

 

$

10,331

 

 

Net revenue for the third quarter of fiscal 2008 increased 13.1% to $20.1 million from $17.8 million for the third quarter of fiscal 2007. The increase was the result of the growth in both traditional domain registration services and domain portfolio services. Adjusted net income for the third quarter of 2008 was a loss of $93,000 compared with adjusted net income of $1.1 million for the third quarter of 2007. Net loss was $71,000, or $0.00 per share, compared with a net loss of $311,000, or $0.00 per share, for the third quarter of fiscal 2007.

 

Deferred revenue at the end the third quarter of fiscal 2008 was $54.4 million, an increase of 9% from $49.8 million at the end of the third quarter of 2007 and unchanged from $54.4 million at the end of the second quarter of fiscal 2008.

 

Cash and restricted cash at the end of the third quarter of fiscal 2008 was $2.7 million compared with $6.2 million at the end of the third quarter of fiscal 2007 and $2.9 million at the end of the second quarter of fiscal 2008. This decrease compared to the second quarter of 2008 is primarily the result of cash used in operations of $107,000, additions to property, plant and equipment of $627,000 and the repayment of $479,000 of the Company’s bank loan, which was partially offset by $921,000 generated through the sale of the Company’s remaining hosting accounts.

 

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, Monday, November 10, at 5:00 p.m. ET to discuss the Company’s third 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 21286921 followed by the pound key. The telephone replay will be available until Monday, November 17, 2008 at midnight. To access the archived conference call as an MP3 via the Internet, go to http://tucowsinc.com/investors.

 

About Tucows

 

Tucows is a global Internet services company.

OpenSRS manages over 8 million domain names and millions of email boxes through a reseller network of over 9,000 web hosts and ISPs. Our Retail group sells services directly to consumers and small businesses through Domain Direct, It’s Your Domain and NetIdentity. YummyNames owns premium domain names that generate revenue through advertising or resale. Butterscotch.com is an online video network building on the foundation of Tucows.com.

More information can be found at 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 release 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)

 

 

 

September 30

 

December 31,

 

 

 

2008

 

2007

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Assets

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Current assets:

 

 

 

 

 

Cash and cash equivalents

 

$

2,721,033

 

$

8,093,476

 

Accounts receivable

 

3,656,567

 

3,422,180

 

Prepaid expenses and deposits

 

2,595,737

 

3,132,129

 

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

 

29,008,651

 

25,473,465

 

Cash held in escrow

 

1,088,793

 

1,070,632

 

Deferred tax asset, current portion

 

500,000

 

500,000

 

Total current assets

 

39,570,781

 

41,691,882

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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

 

11,713,428

 

10,765,862

 

Property and equipment

 

3,551,311

 

4,963,311

 

Deferred financing charges

 

89,800

 

128,200

 

Deferred tax asset, long-term portion

 

2,500,000

 

2,500,000

 

Intangible assets

 

20,597,060

 

22,150,738

 

Goodwill

 

17,490,807

 

17,490,807

 

Investment

 

353,737

 

353,737

 

 Total assets

 

$

95,866,924

 

$

100,044,537

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Liabilities and Stockholders’ Equity

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Current liabilities:

 

 

 

 

 

Accounts payable

 

$

2,302,239

 

$

2,689,346

 

Accrued liabilities

 

2,975,686

 

3,289,087

 

Customer deposits

 

3,119,092

 

3,267,784

 

Promissory note payable

 

 

6,000,000

 

Loan payable, current portion

 

1,914,242

 

1,914,242

 

Deferred revenue, current portion

 

38,159,670

 

35,465,584

 

Accreditation fees payable, current portion

 

513,989

 

483,090

 

Total current liabilities

 

48,984,918

 

53,109,133

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Deferred revenue, long-term portion

 

16,221,513

 

15,147,644

 

Accreditation fees payable, long-term portion

 

190,811

 

181,345

 

Loan payable, long-term portion

 

4,423,685

 

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 September 30, 2008 and 73,888,542 shares issued and outstanding at December 31, 2007

 

15,368,310

 

15,350,915

 

Additional paid-in capital

 

48,762,868

 

48,537,313

 

Deficit

 

(43,481,181

)

(44,537,179

)

Total stockholders’ equity

 

20,649,997

 

19,351,049

 

Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity

 

$

95,866,924

 

$

100,044,537

 

 



 

Tucows  Inc.

Consolidated Statements of Operations

(Dollar amounts in U.S. dollars)

(unaudited)

 

 

 

Three months ended September 30,

 

Nine months ended September 30,

 

 

 

2008

 

2007

 

2008

 

2007

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net revenues

 

$

20,147,195

 

$

17,811,914

 

$

59,308,731

 

$

56,398,012

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cost of revenues:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cost of revenues (*)

 

13,981,247

 

12,271,047

 

40,794,276

 

35,702,644

 

Depreciation of property and equipment

 

795,445

 

995,954

 

2,437,542

 

2,791,050

 

Amortization of intangible assets

 

29,199

 

83,060

 

134,597

 

210,132

 

Total cost of revenues

 

14,805,891

 

13,350,061

 

43,366,415

 

38,703,826

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Gross profit

 

5,341,304

 

4,461,853

 

15,942,316

 

17,694,186

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Expenses:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Sales and marketing (*)

 

1,705,512

 

1,712,676

 

5,132,380

 

4,537,198

 

Technical operations and development (*)

 

1,527,237

 

1,723,857

 

4,666,832

 

5,288,829

 

General and administrative (*)

 

2,240,134

 

1,257,206

 

5,361,217

 

3,566,847

 

Depreciation of property and equipment

 

57,386

 

68,316

 

177,317

 

198,107

 

Loss on disposition of property and equipment

 

498,529

 

 

498,529

 

 

Amortization of intangible assets

 

360,540

 

322,781

 

1,122,655

 

778,823

 

Total expenses

 

6,389,338

 

5,084,836

 

16,958,930

 

14,369,804

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Income (loss) from operations

 

(1,048,034

)

(622,983

)

(1,016,614

)

3,324,382

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Other income (expenses):

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Interest income (expense), net

 

(90,859

)

(203,376

)

(467,264

)

(294,322

)

Other income, net

 

1,098,245

 

530,583

 

2,631,010

 

619,014

 

Total other income

 

1,007,386

 

327,207

 

2,163,746

 

324,692

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Income (loss) before provision for income taxes

 

(40,648

)

(295,776

)

1,147,132

 

3,649,074

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Provision for income taxes

 

30,000

 

14,816

 

91,134

 

38,816

 

Net income (loss) for the period

 

$

(70,648

)

$

(310,592

)

$

1,055,998

 

$

3,610,258

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Basic earnings (loss) per common share

 

$

(0.00

)

$

(0.00

)

$

0.01

 

$

0.05

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Shares used in computing basic earnings (loss) per common share

 

73,923,542

 

74,100,911

 

73,903,998

 

74,548,903

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Diluted earnings (loss) per common share

 

$

(0.00

)

$

(0.00

)

$

0.01

 

$

0.05

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Shares used in computing diluted earnings (loss) per common share

 

73,923,542

 

74,100,911

 

75,245,047

 

77,417,506

 

 


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

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cost of revenues

 

$

5,500

 

$

4,100

 

$

14,600

 

$

11,000

 

Sales and marketing

 

$

17,200

 

$

21,400

 

$

48,500

 

$

61,100

 

Technical operations and development

 

$

13,100

 

$

18,900

 

$

41,800

 

$

62,300

 

General and administrative

 

$

52,500

 

$

33,900

 

$

128,600

 

$

118,100

 

 



 

Tucows  Inc.

Reconciliation of EBITDA and Adjusted Net (Loss) Income

(Dollar amounts in U.S. dollars)

(unaudited)

 

 

 

Three months ended September 30,

 

Nine months ended September 30,

 

 

 

2008

 

2007

 

2008

 

2007

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net income (loss) for the period

 

$

(70,648

)

$

(310,592

)

$

1,055,998

 

$

3,610,258

 

Depreciation of property and equipment

 

852,831

 

1,064,270

 

2,614,859

 

2,989,157

 

Amortization of intangible assets

 

389,739

 

405,841

 

1,257,252

 

988,955

 

Interest income (expense), net

 

90,859

 

203,376

 

467,264

 

294,322

 

Provision for income taxes

 

30,000

 

14,816

 

91,134

 

38,816

 

EBITDA

 

1,292,781

 

1,377,711

 

5,486,507

 

7,921,508

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Adjustments to EBITDA (1)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Change in prepaid domain name registry and other Internet services fees

 

(775,955

)

(795,949

)

(4,482,752

)

(3,548,500

)

Change in deferred revenue

 

(9,699

)

834,795

 

3,767,955

 

4,711,315

 

Loss on disposition of property and equipment

 

498,529

 

 

498,529

 

 

Dividend income

 

(176,861

)

(530,583

)

(353,722

)

(619,014

)

Transitional costs

 

 

244,336

 

 

244,336

 

Reversal of contingencies

 

 

 

 

(451,249

)

Sale of customer relationships

 

(921,384

)

 

(2,042,449

)

 

Other Income

 

 

 

(234,839

)

 

Subtotal Adjustments to EBITDA

 

(1,385,370

)

(247,401

)

(2,847,278

)

336,888

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Adjusted Net Income (Loss)

 

$

(92,589

)

$

1,130,310

 

$

2,639,229

 

$

8,258,396

 

 


(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 September 30,

 

Nine months ended September 30,

 

 

 

2008

 

2007

 

2008

 

2007

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cash provided by (used in):

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Operating activities:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net income (loss) or the period

 

$

(70,648

)

$

(310,592

)

$

1,055,998

 

$

3,610,258

 

Items not involving cash:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Depreciation of property and equipment

 

852,831

 

1,064,270

 

2,614,859

 

2,989,157

 

Loss on disposition of property and equipment

 

498,529

 

 

498,529

 

 

Amortization of deferred financing charges

 

12,200

 

(142,600

)

38,400

 

(142,600

)

Amortization of intangible assets

 

389,739

 

405,841

 

1,257,252

 

988,955

 

Gain on sale of customer relationships

 

(921,384

)

 

(2,042,449

)

 

Unrealized change in the fair value of forward exchange contracts

 

525,571

 

(61,673

)

555,364

 

(1,164,114

)

Stock-based compensation

 

88,300

 

78,300

 

233,500

 

252,500

 

Change in non-cash operating working capital:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Accounts receivable

 

(518,310

)

87,922

 

(234,387

)

(975,729

)

Prepaid expenses and deposits

 

641,629

 

875,841

 

536,392

 

(161,669

)

Prepaid fees for domain name registry and other Internet services fees

 

(775,955

)

(795,949

)

(4,482,752

)

(3,548,500

)

Accounts payable

 

(480,839

)

(161,037

)

(231,770

)

(906,624

)

Accrued liabilities

 

(177,701

)

218,368

 

(868,765

)

651,189

 

Customer deposits

 

(167,691

)

204,906

 

(148,692

)

(165,560

)

Deferred revenue

 

(9,699

)

834,795

 

3,767,955

 

4,711,315

 

Accreditation fees payable

 

6,245

 

(34,255

)

40,365

 

(350,283

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net cash (used in) provided by operating activities

 

(107,183

)

2,264,137

 

2,589,799

 

5,788,295

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Financing activities:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Proceeds received on exercise of stock options

 

 

17,912

 

9,450

 

204,255

 

Repurchase of shares

 

 

 

 

(2,446,955

)

Proceeds received on loan payable

 

 

9,571,209

 

 

9,571,209

 

Repayment of promissory note and loan payable

 

(478,561

)

(319,040

)

(8,435,681

)

(319,040

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net cash (used in) provided by financing activities

 

(478,561

)

9,270,081

 

(8,426,231

)

7,009,469

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Investing activities:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cost of domain names (acquired) / sold

 

4,705

 

 

(4,239

)

(18,425

)

Additions to property and equipment

 

(627,024

)

(200,213

)

(1,922,764

)

(3,093,366

)

Proceeds on disposition of property and equipment

 

66,039

 

 

66,039

 

 

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

 

 

255,000

 

 

764,423

 

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

)

Acquisition of Innerwise Inc., net of cash acquired

 

 

(10,332,065

)

 

(10,332,065

)

Sale of customer relationships

 

921,384

 

 

2,343,114

 

 

(Decrease) increase in cash held in escrow

 

(5,396

)

(1,058,620

)

(18,161

)

(364,041

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net cash provided by (used in) investing activities

 

359,708

 

(11,335,898

)

463,989

 

(13,138,424

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(Decrease) increase in cash and cash equivalents

 

(226,036

)

198,320

 

(5,372,443

)

(340,660

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cash and cash equivalents, beginning of period

 

2,947,069

 

5,717,412

 

8,093,476

 

6,256,392

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cash and cash equivalents, end of period

 

$

2,721,033

 

$

5,915,732

 

$

2,721,033

 

$

5,915,732

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Supplemental cash flow information: Interest paid

 

$

100,060

 

$

274,369

 

$

552,298

 

$

484,368

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Supplementary disclosure of non-cash investing activity: Capital assets acquired during the period not yet paid for

 

$

117,733

 

$

293,205

 

$

117,733

 

$

293,205