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Trupanion Reports First Quarter 2016 Results

May 5, 2016 4:08 PM

SEATTLE, May 5, 2016 /PRNewswire/ -- Trupanion, Inc. (NYSE: TRUP), a leading provider of medical insurance for cats and dogs, today announced financial results for the first quarter ended March 31, 2016.

"Trupanion's positive momentum has continued in 2016 and we feel good about the balance we're striking between growth and our return on investment spend," said Darryl Rawlings, CEO of Trupanion. "We delivered our 34th consecutive quarter of revenue growth, while simultaneously scaling our fixed expenses. Significantly, the quality of our revenue growth has improved and we increased our LVP to PAC ratio to 4.9 to 1, in-line with our long-term target."

"As we continue to drive our business towards operational scale in a large and underpenetrated market, we are continuing to invest heavily in the veterinary channel. As we recently announced, our active hospitals increased from 6,073 at the end of 2014 to 7,660 at the end of 2015. This achievement would not have been possible without the efforts of our Territory Partners. By the end of 2015, we had 84 Territory Partners in the field, up from 70 in 2014," Mr. Rawlings concluded.

First Quarter 2016 Financial and Business Highlights

  • Total revenue was $42.7 million, an increase of 28% compared to the first quarter of 2015 (31% on a constant currency basis).
  • The first quarter marked the 34th quarter of sequential revenue growth since Trupanion entered the U.S. market. In all 34 quarters, year-over-year revenue growth exceeded 25%.
  • Total enrolled pets (including pets from our other business segment) was 307,298 at quarter-end, up 25% over the prior year period.
  • Subscription business revenue was $39.1 million, an increase of 30% compared to the first quarter of 2015 (33% on a constant currency basis).
  • Subscription pets enrolled was 287,123 at quarter-end, up 26% over the prior year period.
  • Net loss was $(2.6) million, compared to a net loss of $(4.9) million in the first quarter of 2015.
  • Adjusted EBITDA was a loss of $(1.1) million, compared to a loss of $(3.3) million in the first quarter of 2015.

Revenue by Quarter

Conference CallTrupanion's management will host a conference call today to review its first quarter 2016 results. The call is scheduled to begin shortly after 1:30 p.m. PT/ 4:30 p.m. ET. A live webcast will be accessible through the Investor Relations section of Trupanion's website at http://investors.trupanion.com and will be archived online for 30 days upon completion of the conference call. Participants can access the conference call by dialing 1-866-311-7654 (United States), 1-855-669-9657 (Canada), or 1-412-902-4113 (International). A telephonic replay of the call will also be available, one hour after the completion of the call, by dialing 1-877-344-7529 (United States), 1-855-669-9658 (Canada), or 1-412-317-0088 (International) and entering the replay pin number: 10084149.

About TrupanionTrupanion is a leading provider of medical insurance for cats and dogs throughout the United States and Canada. For almost two decades, Trupanion has given pet owners peace of mind so they can focus on their pet's recovery, not financial stress. Trupanion is committed to providing pet owners with the highest value in pet medical insurance. Trupanion is listed on the New York Stock Exchange under the symbol "TRUP". The company was founded in 2000 and is headquartered in Seattle, WA. Trupanion policies are issued, in the United States, by its wholly-owned insurance entity American Pet Insurance Company and, in Canada, by Omega General Insurance Company. For more information please visit Trupanion.com.

Forward-Looking StatementsThis press release contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933 and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 relating to, among other things, expectations, plans, prospects and financial results for Trupanion, including, but not limited to, its expectations regarding its ability to execute its business plans and financial objectives and its future operating results and expenditures. These forward-looking statements are based upon the current expectations and beliefs of Trupanion's management as of the date of this press release, and are subject to certain risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from those described in the forward-looking statements. All forward-looking statements made in this press release are based on information available to Trupanion as of the date hereof, and Trupanion has no obligation to update these forward-looking statements.

In particular, the following factors, among others, could cause results to differ materially from those expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements: the ability to achieve or maintain profitability and/or appropriate levels of cash flow; the accuracy of assumptions used in determining appropriate member acquisition expenditures; the severity and frequency of claims; fluctuations in the Canadian currency exchange rate; the ability to maintain high retention rates; the accuracy of assumptions used in pricing medical plan subscriptions and the ability to accurately estimate the impact of new products or offerings on claims frequency; actual claims expense exceeding estimates; regulatory and other constraints on the ability to institute, or the decision to otherwise delay, pricing modifications in response to changes in actual or estimated claims expense; the effectiveness and statutory or regulatory compliance of our Territory Partner model and of our Territory Partners, veterinarians and other third parties in recommending medical plan subscriptions to potential members; the ability to increase the number of Territory Partners and active hospitals; the ability to protect our proprietary and member information; the ability to maintain our culture and team; the ability to maintain the requisite amount of risk-based capital; the ability to protect and enforce Trupanion's intellectual property rights; third-party claims including litigation and regulatory actions; the ability to recognize benefits from investments in new solutions and enhancements to Trupanion's technology platform and website; and compliance by us and those referring us members with laws and regulations that apply to our business, including the sale of a pet medical plan.

For a detailed discussion of these and other cautionary statements, please refer to the risk factors discussed in filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), including but not limited to, Trupanion's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2015 and any subsequently filed reports on Forms 10-Q and 8-K. All documents are available through the SEC's Electronic Data Gathering Analysis and Retrieval system at www.sec.gov or the Investor Relations section of Trupanion's website at http://investors.trupanion.com.

Non-GAAP Financial MeasuresTrupanion's stated results may include certain non-GAAP financial measures, including, without limitation, free cash flow, adjusted revenue, acquisition cost, net acquisition cost, cost of goods, variable expenses, fixed expenses, non-GAAP subscription gross profit, non-GAAP gross profit, and adjusted EBITDA. Adjusted EBITDA is a non-GAAP financial measure that Trupanion defines as net loss excluding stock-based compensation expense, depreciation and amortization expense, interest income, interest expense, change in fair value of warrant liabilities, income tax expense (benefit), and loss from equity method investment.

Trupanion's non-GAAP financial measures may not provide information that is directly comparable to that provided by other companies in its industry as other companies in its industry may calculate or use non-GAAP financial measures differently. In addition, there are limitations in using non-GAAP financial measures because the non-GAAP financial measures are not prepared in accordance with GAAP, may be different from non-GAAP financial measures used by other companies and exclude expenses that may have a material impact on Trupanion's reported financial results. Further, stock-based compensation expense and other items used in the calculation of various metrics have been and will continue to be for the foreseeable future significant recurring expenses in Trupanion's business. The presentation and utilization of non-GAAP financial measures is not meant to be considered in isolation or as a substitute for the directly comparable financial measures prepared in accordance with GAAP. Trupanion urges its investors to review the reconciliation of its non-GAAP financial measures to the most directly comparable GAAP financial measures in its consolidated financial statements, and not to rely on any single financial or operating measure to evaluate its business, which are included below and on Trupanion's Investors Relations website.

Because of varying available valuation methodologies, subjective assumptions and the variety of equity instruments that can impact a company's non-cash expenses, Trupanion believes that providing various non-GAAP financial measures that exclude stock-based compensation expense and, in the case of adjusted EBITDA the change in fair value of warrant liabilities, allows for more meaningful comparisons between its operating results from period to period. Trupanion calculates non-GAAP gross profit by subtracting cost of goods and variable expenses from revenue. Cost of goods and variable expenses used in this calculation are non-GAAP measures which exclude stock based compensation. Fixed expenses is a non-GAAP measure which excludes stock based compensation and depreciation. Trupanion excludes sign-up fee revenue from the calculation of adjusted revenue because it collects sign-up fee revenue from new members at the time of enrollment and considers it to be an offset to a portion of Trupanion's sales and marketing expenses. For this reason, Trupanion also nets sign-up fees with sales and marketing expenses in its calculation of net acquisition cost. Trupanion excludes changes in deferred revenue from the calculation of adjusted revenue in order to eliminate fluctuations caused by the timing of pet enrollment during the last month of any particular period in which such measures are being presented or utilized. Trupanion excludes the change in fair value of warrant liabilities from its calculation of adjusted EBITDA in order to eliminate fluctuations caused by changes in its stock price. Trupanion believes this allows it to calculate and present adjusted revenue, acquisition cost, net acquisition cost and the related financial measures it derives from them, as well as adjusted EBITDA, in a consistent manner across periods. Trupanion's management believes that the non-GAAP financial measures and the related financial measures derived from them are important tools for financial and operational decision-making and for evaluating operating results over different periods of time.

Trupanion has not reconciled adjusted EBITDA guidance to net income (loss) guidance because it does not provide guidance for stock-based compensation expense, depreciation and amortization, interest income, interest expense, change in fair value of warrant liabilities, income tax expense (benefit), or loss from equity method investment which are reconciling items between net income (loss) and adjusted EBITDA. Accordingly, reconciliation to net income (loss) is not available without unreasonable effort. For a reconciliation of historical non-GAAP financial measures to the nearest comparable GAAP measures, see the reconciliation tables included in this press release.

Contacts:

Investors: Laura Bainbridge, Addo Communications310.829.5400[email protected]

Media: Britta Gidican, Director, Public Relations 206.607.1930[email protected]

Trupanion, Inc.

Consolidated Statements of Operations

(in thousands, except for share and per share data)

Three Months Ended

March 31,

2016

2015

(unaudited)

Revenue:

Subscription business

$

39,143

$

30,056

Other business

3,556

3,254

Total revenue

42,699

33,310

Cost of revenue:

Subscription business (1)

32,203

24,766

Other business

3,192

2,962

Total cost of revenue (2)

35,395

27,728

Gross profit

Subscription business

6,940

5,290

Other business

364

292

Total gross profit

7,304

5,582

Operating expenses:

Sales and marketing (1)

3,840

3,651

Technology and development (1)

2,287

2,798

General and administrative (1)

3,722

3,697

Total operating expenses

9,849

10,146

Operating loss

(2,545)

(4,564)

Interest expense

30

245

Other (income) expense, net

(17)

19

Loss before income taxes

(2,558)

(4,828)

Income tax expense

14

108

Net loss

$

(2,572)

$

(4,936)

Net loss per share:

Basic and diluted

$

(0.09)

$

(0.18)

Weighted-average shares used to compute net loss per share:

Basic and diluted

27,999,248

27,337,302

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

Three Months Ended

March 31,

2016

2015

Cost of revenue

$

66

$

69

Sales and marketing

82

130

Technology and development

55

121

General and administrative

493

383

Total stock-based compensation expense

$

696

$

703

(2)The breakout of cost of revenue between claims and other cost of revenue is as follows:

Three Months Ended

March 31,

2016

2015

Claims expense

$

30,604

$

23,351

Other cost of revenue

4,791

4,377

Total cost of revenue

$

35,395

$

27,728

Trupanion, Inc.

Consolidated Balance Sheets

(in thousands, except for share data)

March 31, 2016

December 31, 2015

(unaudited)

Assets

Current assets:

Cash and cash equivalents

$ 17,526

$ 17,956

Short-term investments

25,567

25,288

Accounts and other receivables

8,464

8,196

Prepaid expenses and other assets

2,038

2,193

Total current assets

53,595

53,633

Long-term investments, at fair value

2,489

2,388

Equity method investment

296

300

Property and equipment, net

9,587

9,719

Intangible assets, net

4,865

4,854

Other long term assets

38

23

Total assets

$ 70,870

$ 70,917

Liabilities and stockholders' equity

Current liabilities:

Accounts payable

$ 1,027

$ 1,289

Accrued liabilities

2,988

4,189

Claims reserve

6,854

6,274

Deferred revenue

11,785

11,042

Deferred tax liabilities

169

169

Other payables

809

654

Total current liabilities

23,632

23,617

Long-term debt

968

-

Deferred tax liabilities

1,431

1,433

Other liabilities

531

511

Total liabilities

26,562

25,561

Stockholders' equity:

Common stock, $0.00001 par value per share, 200,000,000 shares authorized at March 31, 2016 and December 31, 2015, 29,195,507 and 28,574,528issued and outstanding at March 31, 2016; 29,017,168 and 28,396,189 shares issued and outstanding at December 31, 2015.

-

-

Preferred stock: $0.00001 par value per share, 10,000,000 authorized at March 31, 2016 and December 31, 2015, and 0 issued and outstanding at March 31, 2016 and December 31, 2015.

-

-

Additional paid-in capital

124,077

122,844

Accumulated other comprehensive loss

(211)

(502)

Accumulated deficit

(76,957)

(74,385)

Treasury stock, at cost: 620,979 shares at March 31, 2016 and December 31, 2015.

(2,601)

(2,601)

Total stockholders' equity

44,308

45,356

Total liabilities and stockholders' equity

$ 70,870

$ 70,917

Trupanion, Inc.

Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows

(in thousands)

Three Months Ended

March 31,

2016

2015

(unaudited)

Operating activities

Net loss

$ (2,572)

$ (4,936)

Adjustments to reconcile net loss to cash used in operating activities:

Depreciation and amortization

785

566

Stock-based compensation expense

696

703

Other

9

(116)

Changes in operating assets and liabilities:

Accounts receivable

(234)

75

Prepaid expenses and other current assets

153

(152)

Accounts payable

(200)

(387)

Accrued liabilities

(1,267)

(736)

Claims reserve

521

76

Deferred revenue

676

329

Other payables

135

(330)

Net cash used in operating activities

(1,298)

(4,908)

Investing activities

Purchases of investment securities

(3,959)

(3,206)

Maturities of investment securities

3,700

4,245

Purchases of property and equipment

(653)

(1,590)

Other

(34)

-

Net cash used in investing activities

(946)

(551)

Financing activities

Tax withholding on restricted stock

-

(384)

Proceeds from exercise of stock options

486

367

Proceeds from (repayment of) debt financing

987

(14,900)

Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities

1,473

-

(14,917)

Effect of foreign exchange rates on cash, net

341

(228)

Net change in cash and cash equivalents

(430)

(20,604)

Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period

17,956

53,098

Cash and cash equivalents at end of period

$ 17,526

$ 32,494

The following table sets forth our key financial and operating metrics:

Three Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2016

Dec. 31, 2015

Sept. 30, 2015

Jun. 30, 2015

Mar. 31, 2015

Dec. 31, 2014

Sept. 30, 2014

Jun. 30, 2014

Total pets enrolled (at period end)

307,298

291,818

276,988

259,948

246,106

232,450

221,479

207,969

Total subscription pets enrolled (at period end)

287,123

272,636

258,546

241,808

228,409

215,491

205,194

192,338

Monthly adjusted revenue per pet

$ 46.12

$ 45.48

$ 45.15

$ 45.10

$ 44.34

$ 44.79

$ 44.88

$ 43.60

Lifetime value of a pet (LVP)

$ 603

$ 591

$ 591

$ 570

$ 567

$ 591

$ 580

$ 602

Average pet acquisition cost (PAC)

$ 123

$ 132

$ 129

$ 133

$ 134

$ 145

$ 115

$ 114

Average monthly retention

98.65%

98.64%

98.66%

98.67%

98.66%

98.69%

98.67%

98.65%

Adjusted EBITDA (in thousands)

$ (1,066)

$ (1,588)

$ (3,211)

$ (3,165)

$ (3,333)

$ (2,903)

$ 2,908)

$ (2,459)

The following table reflects the reconciliation of cash used in operating activities to free cash flow (in thousands):

Three Months Ended

March 31,

2016

2015

Net cash used in operating activities

$ (1,298)

$ (4,908)

Purchases of property and equipment

(653)

(1,590)

Free cash flow

$ (1,951)

$ (6,498)

The following table reflects the reconciliation of GAAP measures to non-GAAP measures (in thousands, except percentages):

Three Months EndedMarch 31,

2016

2015

Claims expense

$

30,604

$

23,351

Stock-based compensation expense

(58)

(53)

Cost of goods

$

30,546

$

23,298

% of revenue

71.5%

69.9%

Other cost of revenue

$

4,791

$

4,377

Stock-based compensation expense

(8)

(16)

Variable expenses

$

4,783

$

4,361

% of revenue

11.2%

13.1%

Subscription business gross profit

$

6,940

$

5,290

Stock-based compensation expense

66

69

Non-GAAP subscription business gross profit

$

7,006

$

5,359

% of subscription revenue

17.9%

17.8%

Gross profit

$

7,304

$

5,582

Stock-based compensation expense

66

69

Non-GAAP gross profit

$

7,370

$

5,651

% of revenue

17.3%

17.0%

General and administrative expense

$

3,722

$

3,697

Technology and development expense

2,287

2,798

Depreciation expense

(785)

(566)

Stock-based compensation expense

(548)

(504)

Fixed expenses

$

4,676

$

5,425

% of revenue

11.0%

16.3%

Sales and marketing expense

$

3,840

$

3,651

Stock-based compensation expense

(82)

(130)

Acquisition cost

$

3,758

$

3,521

% of revenue

8.8%

10.6%

The following table reflects the reconciliation of adjusted revenue to revenue (in thousands):

Three Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2016

Dec. 31, 2015

Sept. 30, 2015

Jun. 30, 2015

Mar. 31, 2015

Dec. 31, 2014

Sept. 30, 2014

Jun. 30, 2014

Revenue

$ 42,699

$ 40,201

$ 37,865

$ 35,587

$ 33,310

$ 31,868

$ 30,312

$28,090

Excluding:

Other business revenue

(3,556)

(3,479)

(3,445)

(3,379)

(3,254)

(3,251)

(3,200)

(3,178)

Change in deferred revenue

421

378

423

321

328

247

385

84

Sign-up fee revenue

(527)

(506)

(542)

(451)

(484)

(363)

(425)

(407)

Adjusted revenue

$ 39,037

$ 36,594

$ 34,301

$ 32,078

$ 29,900

$ 28,501

$ 27,072

$24,589

The following table reflects the reconciliation of acquisition cost and net acquisition cost to sales and marketing expense (in thousands):

Three Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2016

Dec. 31, 2015

Sept. 30, 2015

Jun. 30, 2015

Mar. 31, 2015

Dec. 31, 2014

Sept. 30, 2014

Jun. 30, 2014

Sales and marketing expenses

$ 3,840

$ 3,919

$ 4,128

$ 3,533

$ 3,651

$ 3,218

$ 2,934

$2,810

Excluding:

Stock-based compensation expense

(82)

(104)

(102)

(110)

(130)

(147)

(115)

(144)

Acquisition cost

3,758

3,815

4,026

3,423

3,521

3,071

2,819

2,666

Net of:

Sign-up fee revenue

(527)

(506)

(542)

(451)

(484)

(363)

(425)

(407)

Other business segment sales and marketing expense

(38)

(8)

(16)

(30)

(26)

(30)

(22)

(28)

Net acquisition cost

$ 3,193

$ 3,301

$ 3,468

$ 2,942

$ 3,011

$ 2,678

$ 2,372

$2,231

The following table reflects the reconciliation of adjusted EBITDA to net loss (in thousands):

Three Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2016

Dec. 31, 2015

Sept. 30, 2015

Jun. 30, 2015

Mar. 31, 2015

Dec. 31, 2014

Sept. 30, 2014

Jun. 30, 2014

Net loss

$ (2,572)

$ (3,001)

$ (4,643)

$ (4,625)

$ (4,936)

$ (4,276)

$ (8,509)

$ (3,479)

Excluding:

Stock-based compensation expense

696

653

749

897

703

890

2,001

626

Depreciation and amortization expense

785

741

672

563

566

441

505

419

Interest income

(23)

(19)

(19)

(18)

(19)

(18)

(20)

(18)

Interest expense

30

26

14

40

245

103

5,155

726

Change in fair value of warrant liabilities

-

-

-

-

-

-

(2,054)

(740)

Income tax expense (benefit)

14

12

16

(22)

108

(43)

14

7

Loss from equity method investment

4

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

Adjusted EBITDA

$ (1,066)

$ (1,588)

$ (3,211)

$ (3,165)

$ (3,333)

$ (2,903)

$ (2,908)

$ (2,459)

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