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Marchex Announces Third Quarter 2015 Results

November 4, 2015 4:16 PM

SEATTLE--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Marchex, Inc. (NASDAQ: MCHX), a mobile advertising analytics company, today announced its financial results for the third quarter ended September 30, 2015.

"We are building momentum towards establishing Marchex as the world’s leading mobile advertising analytics company,” said Pete Christothoulou, CEO. “As mobile rapidly evolves into a performance medium, the world’s largest, most sophisticated marketers are choosing Marchex for their mobile analytics needs. We'll continue to build our team and accelerate the pace of innovation as we expand our global opportunity.”

Q3 2015 Financial Highlights1

Q3 2015 Q3 2014
GAAP Revenue $36.9 million $47.2 million
Call-Driven and related revenue $36.1 million $46.4 million
Non-GAAP Results:
Call-Driven Adjusted OIBA2 $2.2 million $3.3 million
Call-Driven Adjusted EBITDA2 $3.1 million $4.2 million
Adjusted OIBA2 $2.4 million $3.2 million
Adjusted EBITDA2 $3.3 million $4.1 million
Archeo Revenue $0.8 million $0.8 million
Cash Balance $108.9 million $80.7 million

1The Company sold certain Archeo domain name and related assets in April 2015 and certain pay-per-click assets in July 2013. As a result, the financial results of these dispositions are presented as discontinued operations, net of tax in our condensed consolidated statements of operations in accordance with GAAP, and are excluded from all other results unless otherwise noted.2Reconciliations 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.

Other Financial Highlights

Recent Business Highlights

Business Outlook

The following forward-looking statements reflect Marchex's expectations as of November 4, 2015, and exclude any impact from Archeo operating results and discontinued operations. Archeo operating results are not included in our Call-Driven revenue, profitability, and other measures below:

Call-Driven financial guidance for the Fourth Quarter ending December 31, 2015

Call-Driven Revenue $33 million or more
Call-Driven Adjusted OIBA3 $1.5 million or more
Call-Driven Adjusted EBITDA3 $2.5 million or more

3These 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, November 4, 2015 to discuss its third quarter ended September 30, 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 November 4, 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. Additionally, Marchex also provides Call-Driven and Archeo Revenue excluding revenue generated from our contracts with Yellowpages.com LLC (“YP”).

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 costs. 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. Call-Driven and Archeo Revenue excluding YP excludes revenue generated through our contracts with YP. Financial analysts and investors may use Adjusted OIBA and EBITDA and Revenue excluding YP to help with comparative financial evaluation to make informed investment decisions. 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 (loss) 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 SUBSIDIARIES
Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations
(in thousands, except per share data)
(unaudited)
Three months ended Nine Months Ended
September 30,

September 30,

2014 2015 2014 2015
Revenue $ 47,238 $ 36,852 $ 142,374 $ 108,113
Expenses:
Service costs (1) 31,270 20,003 94,226 59,166
Sales and marketing (1) 2,814 4,266 8,759 11,969
Product development (1) 7,581 7,769 22,599 23,608
General and administrative (1) 5,380 4,721 16,127 14,925
Amortization of intangible assets from acquisitions - - 434 -
Acquisition and disposition related costs - 81 (68 ) 199
Total operating expenses 47,045 36,840 142,077 109,867
Income (loss) from operations 193 12 297 (1,754 )
Interest expense and other, net (19 ) (12 ) (43 ) (52 )
Income (loss) from continuing operations before provision for income taxes 174 - 254 (1,806 )
Income tax expense 22,642 191 22,901 11
Net loss from continuing operations (22,468 ) (191 ) (22,647 ) (1,817 )
Discontinued operations:
Income from discontinued operations, net of tax 694 37 2,708 5,084
Gain on sale from discontinued operations, net of tax 278 163 278 22,195
Discontinued operations, net of tax 972 200 2,986 27,279
Net income (loss) (21,496 ) 9 (19,661 ) 25,462
Dividends paid to participating securities (29 ) - (98 ) (37 )
Net income (loss) applicable to common stockholders $ (21,525 ) $ 9 $ (19,759 ) $ 25,425
Basic and diluted net income (loss) per Class A and Class B share applicable to common stockholders:
Continuing operations $ (0.55 ) $ (0.00 ) $ (0.57 ) $ (0.04 )
Discontinued operations, net of tax $ 0.03 $ 0.00 $ 0.07 $ 0.66
Basic and diluted net income (loss) per Class A and Class B share applicable to common stockholders $ (0.52 ) $ 0.00 $ (0.50 ) $ 0.62
Shares used to calculate basic net income (loss) per share applicable to common stockholders
Class A 5,233 5,233 6,062 5,233
Class B 36,041 36,120 33,546 35,980
Shares used to calculate diluted net income (loss) per share applicable to common stockholders
Class A 5,233 5,233 6,062 5,233
Class B 41,274 41,353 39,608 41,213

(1)

Includes stock-based compensation allocated as follows:
Service costs $ 371 $ 273 $ 1,010 $ 1,046
Sales and marketing 224 339 659 893
Product development 666 620 2,017 1,843
General and administrative 1,759 1,119 5,327 4,027
Total $ 3,020 $ 2,351 $ 9,013 $ 7,809
MARCHEX, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets
(in thousands)
(unaudited)
December 31, September 30,
Assets 2014 2015
Current assets:
Cash and cash equivalents $ 80,032 $ 108,936
Accounts receivable, net 25,941 25,862
Prepaid expenses and other current assets 3,143 1,996
Refundable taxes 131 135
Total current assets 109,247 136,929
Property and equipment, net 5,430 6,238
Intangibles and other assets, net 313 233
Goodwill 65,679 63,305
Total Assets $ 180,669 $ 206,705
Liabilities and Stockholders' Equity
Current liabilities:
Accounts payable $ 13,766 $ 12,105
Accrued expenses and other current liabilities 7,515 7,743
Deferred revenue 2,117 1,328
Total current liabilities 23,398 21,176
Other non-current liabilities 1,118 779
Total Liabilities 24,516 21,955
Class A common stock 55 55
Class B common stock 373 369
Treasury stock (2,503 ) (91 )
Additional paid-in capital 348,467 349,194
Accumulated deficit (190,239 ) (164,777 )
Total Stockholders' Equity 156,153 184,750
Total Liabilities and Stockholders' Equity $ 180,669 $ 206,705
MARCHEX, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
(in thousands)
(unaudited)
Reconciliation of GAAP Income from Operations to Operating Income Before Amortization (OIBA)
and Adjusted Operating Income Before Amortization (Adjusted OIBA)
Three Months Ended Nine Months Ended
September 30, September 30,
2014 2015 2014 2015
Income (loss) from operations $ 193 $ 12 $ 297 $ (1,754 )
Stock-based compensation 3,020 2,351 9,013 7,809
Amortization of intangible assets from acquisitions - - 434 -
Operating income before amortization (OIBA) 3,213 2,363 9,744 6,055
Acquisition and disposition related costs - 81 (68 ) 199
Adjusted operating income before amortization (Adjusted OIBA) $ 3,213 $ 2,444 $ 9,676 $ 6,254
Reconciliation from Net Cash provided by Operating Activities to Adjusted EBITDA
Three Months Ended Nine Months Ended
September 30, September 30,
2014 2015 2014 2015
Net cash provided by operating activities $ 6,750 $ 7,563 $ 18,117 $ 12,000
Changes in asset and liabilities (24,737 ) (4,299 ) (26,048 ) 1,813
Income tax expense 22,642 191 22,901 11
Acquisition and disposition related costs - 81 - 199
Interest expense and other, net 19 12 43 52
Income on discontinued operations, net of tax (713 ) (37 ) (2,822 ) (5,102 )
Tax effect on gain on sale of discontinued operations 144 (163 ) 144 -
Adjusted EBITDA $ 4,105 $ 3,348 $ 12,335 $ 8,973
Net cash provided by (used in) investing activities $ (826 ) $ (1,260 ) $ (2,178 ) $ 21,580
Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities $ (221 ) $ (1,798 ) $ 33,801 $ (4,676 )
MARCHEX, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
Reconciliation of GAAP EPS to Adjusted Non-GAAP EPS
(in thousands, except per share data)
(unaudited)
Three Months Ended Nine Months Ended
September 30, September 30,
2014 2015 2014 2015
Adjusted Non-GAAP EPS from continuing operations $ 0.05 $ 0.04 $ 0.15 $ 0.10
Net loss from continuing operations applicable to common stockholders - diluted (GAAP EPS) $ (0.55 ) $ (0.00 ) $ (0.57 ) $ (0.04 )
Shares used to calculate diluted net income (loss) per share applicable to common stockholders 41,274 41,353 39,608 41,213
Net income (loss) applicable to common stockholders $ (21,525 ) $ 9 $ (19,759 ) $ 25,425
Stock-based compensation 3,020 2,351 9,013 7,809
Acquisition and disposition related costs - 81 (68 ) 199
Amortization of intangible assets from acquisitions - - 434 -
Interest expense and other, net 19 12 43 52
Dividends paid to participating securities 29 - 98 37
Tax valuation allowance 22,345 - 22,345 -
Discontinued operations, net of tax (972 ) (200 ) (2,986 ) (27,279 )
Estimated impact of income taxes (781 ) (662 ) (2,824 ) (2,182 )
Adjusted Non-GAAP net income from continuing operations $ 2,135 $ 1,591 $ 6,296 $ 4,061
Adjusted Non-GAAP EPS from continuing operations $ 0.05 $ 0.04 $ 0.15 $ 0.10
Shares used to calculate diluted net income (loss) per share applicable to common stockholders (GAAP) 41,274 41,353 39,608 41,213
Weighted average stock options and common shares subject to purchase or cancellation (if applicable) 2,286 394 2,698 373
Diluted shares used to calculate Adjusted Non-GAAP EPS (1) 43,560 41,747 42,306 41,586
(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.
Certain reclassifications have been made to prior periods to conform to current presentation.
MARCHEX, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
Quarterly Financial Summary Information
(in thousands)
(unaudited)
NON-GAAP MEASURES
CONSOLIDATED1 Q314 Q414 Q115 Q215 Q315
GAAP Revenue $ 47,238 $ 31,226 $ 35,915 $ 35,346 $ 36,852
Adjusted OIBA $ 3,213 $ 2,355 $ 2,491 $ 1,319 $ 2,444
Adjusted EBITDA $ 4,105 $ 3,253 $ 3,353 $ 2,272 $ 3,348
CALL-DRIVEN AND RELATED Q314 Q414 Q115 Q215 Q315
GAAP Revenue $ 46,379 $ 30,324 $ 35,028 $ 34,458 $ 36,135
Adjusted OIBA $ 3,279 $ 2,511 $ 2,632 $ 1,400 $ 2,177
Adjusted EBITDA $ 4,171 $ 3,409 $ 3,494 $ 2,353 $ 3,081
ARCHEO Q314 Q414 Q115 Q215 Q315
GAAP Revenue $ 859 $ 902 $ 887 $ 888 $ 717
Adjusted OIBA $ (66 ) $ (156 ) $ (141 ) $ (81 ) $ 267
Adjusted EBITDA $ (66 ) $ (156 ) $ (141 ) $ (81 ) $ 267
CALL-DRIVEN REVENUE EXCLUDING YP Q314 Q414 Q115 Q215 Q315
GAAP Revenue $ 46,379 $ 30,324 $ 35,028 $ 34,458 $ 36,135
Revenue excluding YP $ 35,162 $ 19,261 $ 24,271 $ 24,096 $ 26,007
YP Revenue $ 11,217 $ 11,063 $ 10,757 $ 10,362 $ 10,128
ARCHEO REVENUE EXCLUDING YP Q314 Q414 Q115 Q215 Q315
GAAP Revenue $ 859 $ 902 $ 887 $ 888 $ 717
Revenue excluding YP $ 608 $ 524 $ 525 $ 515 $ 418
YP Revenue $ 251 $ 378 $ 362 $ 373 $ 299

1 In April 2015, Marchex divested certain Archeo domain name and related assets. The operating results of the divested assets are included in discontinued operations, net of tax, in the unaudited consolidated financial statements. Unless otherwise indicated, information presented in these financial tables relates only to Marchex's continuing operations. The financial results for the discontinued operations 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

9/30/2014 12/31/2014 3/31/2015 6/30/2015 9/30/2015
Income (loss) from operations $ 193 $ (521 ) $ (300 ) $ (1,466 ) $ 12
Stock-based compensation 3,020 2,876 2,791 2,667 2,351
Operating income before amortization (OIBA) 3,213 2,355 2,491 1,201 2,363
Acquisition and disposition related costs - - - 118 81
Adjusted OIBA - Consolidated $ 3,213

$

2,355 $ 2,491 $ 1,319 $ 2,444
Less: Archeo Adjusted OIBA1 (66 ) (156 ) (141 ) (81 ) 267
Call-Driven and related Adjusted OIBA1 $ 3,279 $ 2,511 $ 2,632 $ 1,400 $ 2,177
Reconciliation from Net Cash provided by Operating Activities to Adjusted EBITDA

Three Months Ended

9/30/2014 12/31/2014 3/31/2015 6/30/2015 9/30/2015
Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities $ 6,750 $ 4,302 $ 6,251 $ (1,814 ) $ 7,563
Changes in assets and liabilities (24,737 ) 58 2,228 3,884 (4,299 )
Income tax expense (benefit) 22,642 (393 ) 5 (185 ) 191
Acquisition and disposition related costs - - - 118 81
Income on discontinued operations, net of tax (713 ) (734 ) (5,156 ) 91 (37 )
Tax effect of gain on sale of discontinued operations 144 - - 163 (163 )
Interest expense and other, net 19 20 25 15 12
Adjusted EBITDA - Consolidated $ 4,105 $ 3,253 $ 3,353 $ 2,272 $ 3,348
Less: Archeo Adjusted EBITDA1 (66 ) (156 ) (141 ) (81 ) 267
Call-Driven and related Adjusted EBITDA1 $ 4,171 $ 3,409 $ 3,494 $ 2,353 $ 3,081
Summary of Revenue by Segment

Three Months Ended

9/30/2014 12/31/2014 3/31/2015 6/30/2015

9/30/2015
Call-Driven1 and related Revenue $ 46,379 $ 30,324 $ 35,028 $ 34,458 $ 36,135
Archeo Revenue1 859 902 887 888 717
Revenue - Consolidated $ 47,238 $ 31,226 $ 35,915 $ 35,346 $ 36,852

1

The financial results for Call-Driven and Archeo have been derived from the unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements.
The Call-Driven financial results include certain direct operating expenses and general corporate overhead expenses.
The Archeo financial results include direct operating expenses.
Due to rounding, the sum of quarterly amounts may not equal amounts reported for year-to-date periods.

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