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Exhibit 99.2
TECHTARGET, INC. (TTGT)
FOURTH QUARTER AND FISCAL YEAR 2010
EARNINGS ANNOUNCEMENT
EARNINGS ANNOUNCEMENT
PREPARED REMARKS
TechTarget is posting to the investor information section of its corporate website a copy of
these Prepared Remarks in combination with its financial results press release. These Prepared
Remarks are offered to provide shareholders and analysts with additional time and detail for
analyzing our financial results in advance of our scheduled conference call. The conference call
will begin today, February 17, 2011, at 5:30 pm (ET) and will include only brief comments followed
by questions and answers. These Prepared Remarks will not be read on the call. To access the live
broadcast of the question and answer session, please visit the Investor Information section of
TechTargets website at http://investor.techtarget.com/.
Greg Strakosch, CEO
We executed very well in Q4, with online revenue up 21% to $24.3 million, which is a record
quarterly amount for us. Our previous high water mark for quarterly online revenue was $20.6
million in Q2 2010. Online revenue for the year was up 14%, representing the type of growth we
would expect from market share gains in a flat-budget environment.
As planned, event revenue was down 10% for the year as we reduced the number of events that we
held. Gross margins on our event business expanded to 68% in 2010
from 60% in 2009, as we operated
only our most profitable events. Our eventual revenue mix target for online is 90% of revenue.
We are encouraged that we are seeing growth from customer adoption of our new Activity
Intelligence Platform, which increases both the quantity and quality of marketing and sales
qualified leads. Over 100 of our advertisers took advantage of the Activity Intelligence Platform
in the quarter. In addition, our international geo-targeted offerings continue to gain traction
with revenues up over 50% both in the quarter and for the year. In 2010, international geo-targeted
revenues represented approximately 8% of revenues versus 5% in 2009. We believe international
geo-targeted revenues will represent more than 10% of revenues in 2011 and more than 20% of
revenues in 3 to 5 years.
In terms of the macro environment, we continue to see improvement, with the caveat that customers
are still cautious as they are waiting for more signs that we are in a sustained recovery. Normal
seasonality seems to be coming back to the business as evidenced by the big end of the year push
followed by the normal pullback in Q1 as companies finalize their 2011 budgets and marketing plans.
Our conversations with customers regarding Q2 are encouraging as companies are planning for the
busy product launch season. This is also reminiscent of normal seasonality, pre-downturn.
We continue to do a good job of balancing investment and profitability. Adjusted EBITDA was up 73%
for the quarter and 42% for the year. Adjusted EBITDA margin was 27% for the quarter and 21% for
the year.
We are optimistic that the investments that weve made during the downturn will continue to
translate into market share gains and healthy growth to both the top and bottom lines. We are
guiding to approximately 14% online revenue growth in 2011. We expect our events business to be
roughly flat. We expect Adjusted EBITDA will grow approximately 33% in 2011 and the adjusted EBITDA
margin will be approximately 25%. If IT marketing budgets grow, we are confident that most of the
new incremental dollars will be allocated to online and, as a leading online player in the IT
market, we will be one of the main beneficiaries which represents upside to the above guidance.
As a reminder, we completed a self tender for 5.9 million shares at $6 each on December
10th, bringing our share count down to 37 million shares as of December 31, 2010. Please
make sure that you have the correct number of shares in your model as many financial websites have
not updated the share count yet.
Jeff Wakely, CFO
Many of our prepared remarks contain a number of percentage changes as we discuss our
financial performance. Unless otherwise indicated, each percentage change represents the
year-over-year percentage change when comparing Q4 2010 to Q4 2009 or full year 2010 with full year
2009. In addition, these prepared remarks include a discussion on certain non-GAAP financial
measures which are provided as a complement to the results provided in accordance with GAAP. We
provide these non-GAAP financial measures as they best represent those measures used by management
when reviewing our companys performance. We define adjusted EBITDA as earnings before
interest, other income and expense, taxes, depreciation, and amortization, as further adjusted to
exclude stock-based compensation expense. We define adjusted EBITDA margin as adjusted EBITDA as
a percentage of total revenues. We define adjusted net income as net income adjusted for
amortization and stock-based compensation, as further adjusted for the related income tax impact of
such adjustments. We define adjusted net income per share as adjusted net income as defined above
divided by weighted average diluted shares outstanding.
Revenues
Fourth quarter revenues are as follows:
Three Months Ended December 31, | ||||||||||||||||||||
% | ||||||||||||||||||||
Change | ||||||||||||||||||||
% of | % of | 2010 vs. | ||||||||||||||||||
(In $000s) | 2010 | Revenues | 2009 | Revenues | 2009 | |||||||||||||||
Revenues: |
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Online |
$ | 24,265 | 90 | % | $ | 20,071 | 86 | % | 21 | % | ||||||||||
Events |
2,627 | 10 | 3,161 | 14 | (17 | ) | ||||||||||||||
Total revenues |
$ | 26,892 | 100 | % | $ | 23,232 | 100 | % | 16 | % | ||||||||||
The 21% increase in online revenues was primarily attributable to growth in our lead generation
offerings and, to a lesser extent, banner sales volume. The 17% decrease in Q4 2010 events
revenues is indicative of our decision made in the beginning of fiscal 2010 to focus only on those
events that bring the company the best gross margin and to therefore cut back on the less
profitable events. This decision proactively reduced the amount of overall event revenue in 2010
but increased the overall gross margin percentage on this 2010 revenue. For Q4 2010, our top 10
customers accounted for 35% of total revenues; in Q4 2009 our top 10 customers accounted for 37% of
total revenues. Our Q4 2010 quarterly customer renewal rate for our top 100 customers was 97%.
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Full year revenues are as follows:
Twelve Months Ended December 31, | ||||||||||||||||||||
% | ||||||||||||||||||||
Change | ||||||||||||||||||||
% of | % of | 2010 vs. | ||||||||||||||||||
(In $000s) | 2010 | Revenues | 2009 | Revenues | 2009 | |||||||||||||||
Revenues: |
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Online |
$ | 82,330 | 87 | % | $ | 72,345 | 84 | % | 14 | % | ||||||||||
Events |
12,679 | 13 | 14,152 | 16 | (10 | ) | ||||||||||||||
Total revenues |
$ | 95,009 | 100 | % | $ | 86,497 | 100 | % | 10 | % | ||||||||||
The 14% increase in online revenues was primarily attributable to growth in our lead generation
offerings and, to a lesser extent, banner sales volume, offset in part by a decrease in third party
revenues. For 2010, our top 10 customers accounted for 36% of total revenues; in 2009 our top 10
customers accounted for 35% of total revenues.
Gross Profit
Fourth quarter gross profit margin percentages are as follows:
Three Months Ended December 31, | ||||||||||||
% Change | ||||||||||||
2010 vs. | ||||||||||||
2010 | 2009 | 2009 | ||||||||||
Online gross profit margin |
79 | % | 75 | % | 4 | % | ||||||
Events gross profit margin |
69 | 58 | 11 | |||||||||
Total gross profit margin |
78 | % | 73 | % | 5 | % | ||||||
Full year gross profit margin percentages are as follows:
Twelve Months Ended December 31, | ||||||||||||
% Change | ||||||||||||
2010 vs. | ||||||||||||
2010 | 2009 | 2009 | ||||||||||
Online gross profit margin |
77 | % | 73 | % | 4 | % | ||||||
Events gross profit margin |
68 | 60 | 8 | |||||||||
Total gross profit margin |
76 | % | 71 | % | 5 | % | ||||||
The 500 basis point increase in both Q4 and full year 2010 total gross profit margin percentage was
primarily due to increased online revenue and additional operating leverage from online and, to a
lesser extent, events revenue and a reduction in search engine marketing costs that are included in
online cost of sales. Q4 and full year 2010 events gross profit margin percentage increased 11%
and 8%, respectively, primarily due as stated earlier to the fact that, in 2010, the company has
scaled back its events business to focus only on those events that deliver the best margin
performance.
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Operating Expenses
Fourth quarter operating expenses are as follows:
Three Months Ended December 31, | ||||||||||||||||
$ Change | % Change | |||||||||||||||
2010 vs. | 2010 vs. | |||||||||||||||
(In $000s) | 2010 | 2009 | 2009 | 2009 | ||||||||||||
Operating expenses: |
||||||||||||||||
Selling and marketing |
$ | 9,195 | $ | 7,989 | $ | 1,206 | 15 | % | ||||||||
Product development |
1,950 | 2,113 | (163 | ) | (8 | ) | ||||||||||
General and administrative |
4,494 | 5,888 | (1,394 | ) | (24 | ) | ||||||||||
Total operating expenses |
$ | 15,639 | $ | 15,990 | $ | (351 | ) | (2 | )% | |||||||
Q4 2010 GAAP total operating expenses, excluding depreciation and amortization, decreased $0.4
million to $15.6 million compared to $16.0 million for Q4 2009. The portion of stock-based
compensation expense included in GAAP total operating expenses was $1.8 million and $3.1 million
for Q4 2010 and 2009, respectively. The reduction in stock-based compensation expense is primarily
caused by the accelerated vesting in 2009 of some performance-based equity awards.
Additionally, Q4 2009 includes $1.1 million of professional fees related to a forensic audit
conducted during that period. After eliminating the effect of the one-time audit cost and
stock-based compensation, total operating expenses excluding depreciation and amortization
increased $2.1 million to $13.9 million in Q4 10 from $11.8 million in Q4 09. The overall increase
is primarily due to a $1.6 million increase in payroll-related expenses as a result of increased
headcount and incentive compensation, including sales commissions, and a $0.5 million increase in
other operating expenses, including travel and bad debt. Depreciation and amortization remained
flat at $1.7 million in Q4 2010 compared with Q4 2009.
Full year operating expenses are as follows:
Twelve Months Ended December 31, | ||||||||||||||||
$ Change | % Change | |||||||||||||||
2010 vs. | 2010 vs. | |||||||||||||||
(In $000s) | 2010 | 2009 | 2009 | 2009 | ||||||||||||
Operating expenses: |
||||||||||||||||
Selling and marketing |
$ | 35,667 | $ | 32,685 | $ | 2,982 | 9 | % | ||||||||
Product development |
8,103 | 8,664 | (561 | ) | (6 | ) | ||||||||||
General and administrative |
19,328 | 18,844 | 484 | 3 | ||||||||||||
Total operating expenses |
$ | 63,098 | $ | 60,193 | $ | 2,905 | 5 | % | ||||||||
Full year 2010 GAAP total operating expenses, excluding depreciation and amortization, increased
$2.9 million to $63.1 million compared to $60.2 million for 2009. The portion of stock-based
compensation expense included in GAAP total operating expenses was $10.7 million and $12.1 million
for 2010 and 2009, respectively. Included in the prior years results are one-time correcting
accounting entries that increased total operating expenses by $0.7 million and there is an
additional $1.4 million of professional fees related to a forensic audit that took place during
2009. After eliminating the effect of these accounting adjustments and stock-based compensation,
total operating expenses excluding depreciation and amortization increased $6.4 million to $52.4
million in 2010 from $46.0 million in 2009. 2010 GAAP operating expenses by expense category as
compared to 2009 operating expenses after eliminating the effect of the one-time accounting
adjustments and stock-based compensation are as follows: selling
and marketing expenses increased to $29.3 million from $26.2 million, product development expenses
decreased to $7.6 million from $8.0 million and general and administrative expenses increased to
$15.5 million from $11.7 million. The overall increase is primarily due to $3.9 million in
payroll-related expenses caused by increased headcount and incentive compensation, including sales
commissions, $0.7 million related to international expansion, $0.5 million in additional franchise
and net worth taxes, and $0.6 million in increased facilities costs primarily related to the move
into a new corporate headquarters on March 1, 2010. Depreciation and amortization remained
flat at $6.9 million.
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Net Income (Loss) and Net Income (Loss) Per Share
Fourth quarter net income (loss) and net income (loss) per diluted share are as follows:
Three Months Ended December 31, | ||||||||||||
% Change | ||||||||||||
2010 vs. | ||||||||||||
(In $000s, except per share amounts) | 2010 | 2009 | 2009 | |||||||||
Net income (loss) |
$ | 1,324 | $ | (827 | ) | 260 | % | |||||
Net income (loss) per diluted share |
$ | 0.03 | $ | (0.02 | ) | 250 | % | |||||
Full year net loss and net loss per diluted share are as follows:
Twelve Months Ended December 31, | ||||||||||||
% Change | ||||||||||||
2010 vs. | ||||||||||||
(In $000s, except per share amounts) | 2010 | 2009 | 2009 | |||||||||
Net loss |
$ | (1,182 | ) | $ | (5,116 | ) | 77 | % | ||||
Net loss per diluted share |
$ | (0.03 | ) | $ | (0.12 | ) | 75 | % | ||||
Adjusted EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA Margin
Fourth quarter adjusted EBITDA and adjusted EBITDA margin are as follows:
Three Months Ended December 31, | ||||||||||||||||||||
Adj. | Adj. | % Change | ||||||||||||||||||
EBITDA | EBITDA | 2010 vs. | ||||||||||||||||||
(In $000s) | 2010 | Margin | 2009 | Margin | 2009 | |||||||||||||||
Adjusted EBITDA |
$ | 7,141 | 27 | % | $ | 4,117 | 18 | % | 73 | % | ||||||||||
The Q4 2009 adjusted EBITDA numbers include $1.1 million of professional fees related to a forensic
audit conducted during that period. After eliminating the effect of the one-time adjustments noted
above, adjusted EBITDA increased $1.9 million to $7.1 million from $5.2 million and adjusted EBITDA
margin increased to 27% in Q410 from 22% in Q409. The increase in adjusted EBITDA and adjusted
EBITDA margin is primarily attributable to a $4.0 million increase in online gross profit offset in
part by a $2.1 million increase in operating expenses. Q4 2010 is our twenty-seventh consecutive
quarter of adjusted EBITDA profitability.
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Full year adjusted EBITDA and adjusted EBITDA margin are as follows:
Twelve Months Ended December 31, | ||||||||||||||||||||
Adj. | Adj. | % Change | ||||||||||||||||||
EBITDA | EBITDA | 2010 vs. | ||||||||||||||||||
(In $000s) | 2010 | Margin | 2009 | Margin | 2009 | |||||||||||||||
Adjusted EBITDA |
$ | 19,813 | 21 | % | $ | 13,949 | 16 | % | 42 | % | ||||||||||
The 2009 EBITDA numbers include $1.4 million of professional fees related to a forensic audit
conducted during that period. After eliminating the effect of this one-time adjustment, adjusted
EBITDA increased $3.5 million to $19.8 million from $16.3 million and adjusted EBITDA margin
increased to 21% in 2010 from 19% in 2009. The increase in 2010 adjusted EBITDA and adjusted
EBITDA margin is primarily attributable to a $9.8 million increase in online gross profit, offset
in part by a $6.4 million increase in operating expenses.
Adjusted Net Income and Adjusted Net Income per Share
Fourth quarter adjusted net income and adjusted net income per share are as follows:
Three Months Ended December 31, | ||||||||||||
% Change | ||||||||||||
2010 vs. | ||||||||||||
(In $000s, except per share amounts) | 2010 | 2009 | 2009 | |||||||||
Adjusted net income |
$ | 3,247 | $ | 2,206 | 47 | % | ||||||
Adjusted net income per share |
$ | 0.07 | $ | 0.05 | 40 | % | ||||||
Full year adjusted net income and adjusted net income per share are as follows:
Twelve Months Ended December 31, | ||||||||||||
% Change | ||||||||||||
2010 vs. | ||||||||||||
(In $000s, except per share amounts) | 2010 | 2009 | 2009 | |||||||||
Adjusted net income |
$ | 8,536 | $ | 7,528 | 13 | % | ||||||
Adjusted net income per share |
$ | 0.19 | $ | 0.17 | 12 | % | ||||||
Balance Sheet Highlights
Our balance sheet and financial position remain strong. As of December 31, 2010, our cash, cash
equivalents and investments totaled $50.1 million, which is down $34.8 million from our $84.9
million balance at September 30, 2010, and we have no outstanding bank debt. During the fourth
quarter of 2010 we completed a tender offer of our own stock resulting in the purchase of
approximately 5.9 million shares of our common stock for $35.3 million. The tender offer was
financed completely off our own balance sheet which resulted in the decrease in cash, cash
equivalents and investments in the fourth quarter of 2010. Working capital at December 31, 2010 is
$61.8 million.
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As stated above the tender offer resulted in the repurchase of approximately 5.9 million shares of
our previously outstanding common stock. Outstanding common stock at December 31, 2010 is
approximately 37.044 million shares.
Accounts receivable, net of allowance, increased $1.5 million from September 30, 2010 to $25.1
million at December 31, 2010. DSO at December 31, 2010 is 86 days, down from 99 days at September
30, 2010.
Don Hawk, President
Q4 was encouraging on a number of fronts. We were pleased to see the return of what felt to us
like normal seasonal spending patterns, with a large uptick in sales demand for the fourth quarter
and a Q1 pipeline that seems consistent with what we would expect based on our historical
experience. Even more importantly, we believe that our Q4 results represent solid evidence that
the efforts and investments that weve made at TechTarget during the downturn are continuing to
produce tangible results.
We were particularly encouraged in Q4 that our strong online results were contributed to by all
three customer segments that we have discussed on previous earnings calls the largest dozen IT
vendors in the market, our mid-sized accounts, consisting of our 100 largest online advertisers
(excluding the 12 largest vendors), and our smaller accounts, outside of our top 100. The
strongest contribution came out of our core mid-sized accounts, which produced nearly half of our
overall online growth and grew at over 30% year over year. We saw similar growth trends from our
smaller spenders. The growth of our large accounts remained fairly consistent with trends earlier
this year, growing in the low double-digits year over year. The particularly strong performance
of our mid-sized and smaller advertisers is an important indicator because these are the accounts
that have shown the greatest sensitivity to the macro environment during the downturn.
Our growth was also well diversified at a media group level. We saw solid performance across the
board, and notable levels of year over year growth in our Storage, Security, and Enterprise
Applications groups. Enterprise Applications in particular is an area that we are excited about
heading into 2011. In Q2 of last year, we acquired B-Eye Network, a site focused on business
intelligence/analytics through its community of industry experts. We have done a good job of
integrating that site into our Enterprise Applications value proposition and product offerings, and
overall sales demand against the topic of Business Intelligence was strong in Q4 and looks
promising heading into 2011.
We have consistently reiterated on previous earnings calls our belief that the downturn would be a
good opportunity for us to invest in areas that would accelerate our growth in a more normalized
spending environment. We feel that Q4 demonstrated this very clearly. Our Activity Intelligence
platform which enables us to send highly targeted promotions to our users based on their
activity, and allows our customers to track and report off on specific activity metrics provided
against their leads is a great example. Our investments in our Activity Intelligence platform
were geared towards two specific objectives: scalability for our lead generation capabilities, and
increased visibility for our advertisers regarding where their leads are in the research process.
By increasing our scalability, we position ourselves not just for overall higher sales demand, but
to take advantage of periods of concentrated demand, where we need to deliver a high volume of
targeted leads in a very short period. And by increasing our advertisers visibility on the leads
we deliver, we make, our leads more actionable, and ultimately increase our business with these
customers. Q4 provided evidence that we are meeting these objectives on both fronts. Like our
overall online revenues, our lead generation revenues also saw a record quarter, with a material
percentage of our Lead Gen revenue both sold and delivered within Q4. Additionally, we continue
to increase the number of our Lead Generation customers that we are providing with Activity
Intelligence around their leads with over 100 of our advertisers purchasing programs leveraging our
Activity Intelligence Platform in the quarter.
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Our international growth is another good example of where our investments are paying off.
International geo-targeted revenues for Q4 were up significantly, and EMEA-targeted revenue was the
single largest driver of that trend. We are seeing traction in EMEA in three areas the largest
IT vendors in the market are showing good receptivity to our international offerings, as we can
offer a single point of purchase for regionally focused programs that combine our own international
assets with those of our partners. Our on-the-ground sales force in London is beginning to
contribute good growth from accounts that we are working from both sides of the Atlantic, as we
work to establish and leverage UK-based contacts to our counterpart US-based contacts on existing
TechTarget spenders. Also, our domestic sales force is now more focused than ever before on
uncovering regional budgets that we may not previously have been able to tap into. Our investments
in on-the-ground staffing, content, and lead gen program support are producing results for
advertisers that are fueling our growth in EMEA and elsewhere.
Finally, the investment we have made during the downturn to support growth in branding programs is
beginning to pay off in a material way. We saw nearly 30% year over year growth in Q4 in display
advertising on our enterprise-focused sites. The investments we made during the downturn were
primarily geared towards improving our capabilities for servicing large branding programs. During
2010, we launched a number of new interactive ad formats on our search sites that highlighted the
level of engagement of our audience. We believe that the growth that we saw in this area in Q4
was as a result of our increasing success in convincing large advertisers to think of us as a core
component in their branding programs.
As we look forward to Q1 and to the full year 2011, we feel that we are back in familiar territory.
In our experience, advertisers spend the beginning of Q1 sorting out their media plans and
marketing initiatives. Advertisers, at this point, seem cautiously optimistic. Our improved
capabilities in lead generation, international offerings, and branding programs all lead us to
believe that we are in a better position to drive and fulfill upon increased sales demand than we
have ever been.
Financial Guidance
In the first quarter of 2011, the Company expects total revenues to be within the range of $22.5
million to $23.5 million; online revenues within the range of $20.5 million to $21.3 million;
events revenues within the range of $2.0 million to $2.2 million and adjusted EBITDA to be within
the range of $3.6 million to $4.4 million.
Summary
In summary, we are very pleased with our 2010 results, especially given the flat technology
marketing budget environment. We are very optimistic about 2011 and beyond that the investments we
made during the downturn on new product capabilities and our international efforts will continue to
pay off on both the top and bottom line. Our guidance reflects strong growth for online revenues
and even faster adjusted EBITDA growth. On top of that, we believe we are extremely well
positioned to capture additional market share when marketing budgets start to grow again.
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Non-GAAP Financial Measures
These prepared remarks and the accompanying tables include a discussion of non-GAAP operating
expenses, adjusted EBITDA, adjusted EBITDA margin, adjusted net income and adjusted net income per
share, all of which are non-GAAP financial measures which are provided as a complement to results
provided in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of
America (GAAP). The term non-GAAP operating expenses refers to a financial measure that we
define as GAAP operating expenses excluding depreciation, amortization, stock-based compensation
and certain nonrecurring expenses separately identified. The term adjusted EBITDA refers to a
financial measure that we define as earnings before net interest, other income and expense, income
taxes, depreciation, and amortization, as further adjusted to exclude stock-based compensation.
The term adjusted EBITDA margin refers to a financial measure which we define as adjusted EBITDA
as a percentage of total revenues. The term adjusted net income refers to a financial measure
which we define as net income adjusted for amortization and stock-based compensation, as further
adjusted for the related income tax impact of the adjustments. The term adjusted net income per
share refers to a financial measure which we define as adjusted net income divided by adjusted
weighted average diluted shares outstanding. These non-GAAP measures should be considered in
addition to results prepared in accordance with GAAP, but should not be considered a substitute
for, or superior to, GAAP results. In addition, our definition of non-GAAP operating expenses,
adjusted EBITDA, adjusted EBITDA margin, adjusted net income and adjusted net income per share may
not be comparable to the definitions as reported by other companies. We believe non-GAAP operating
expenses, adjusted EBITDA, adjusted EBITDA margin, adjusted net income and adjusted net income per
share are relevant and useful information because it provides us and investors with additional
measurements to compare the Companys operating performance. These measures are part of our
internal management reporting and planning process and are primary measures used by our management
to evaluate the operating performance of our business, as well as potential acquisitions. The
components of adjusted EBITDA include the key revenue and expense items for which our operating
managers are responsible and upon which we evaluate their performance. In the case of senior
management, adjusted EBITDA is used as one of the principal financial metrics in their annual
incentive compensation program. Adjusted EBITDA is also used for planning purposes and in
presentations to our board of directors. Adjusted net income is useful to us and investors because
it presents an additional measurement of our financial performance, taking into account
depreciation, which we believe is an ongoing cost of doing business, but excluding the impact of
certain non-cash expenses and items not directly tied to the core operations of our business.
Furthermore, we intend to provide these non-GAAP financial measures as part of our future earnings
discussions and, therefore, the inclusion of these non-GAAP financial measures will provide
consistency in our financial reporting. A reconciliation of these non-GAAP measures to GAAP is
provided in the accompanying tables.
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Forward Looking Statements
Certain matters included in this press release may be considered to be forward-looking statements
within the meaning of the Securities Act of 1933 and the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as
amended by the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Those statements include
statements regarding the intent, belief or current expectations of the company and members of our
management team. All statements contained in this press release, other than statements of
historical fact, are forward-looking statements, including those regarding: our plan to commence a
self-tender offer, guidance on our future financial results and other projections or measures of
our future performance; our expectations concerning market opportunities and our ability to
capitalize on them; and the amount and timing of the benefits expected from acquisitions, from new
products or services and from other potential sources of additional revenue. Investors and
prospective investors are cautioned that any such forward-looking statements are not guarantees of
future performance and involve risks and uncertainties, and that actual results may differ
materially from those contemplated by such forward-looking statements. These statements speak only
as of the date of this press release and are based on our current plans and expectations, and they
involve risks and uncertainties that could cause actual future events or results to be different
than those described in or implied by
such forward-looking statements. These risks and uncertainties include, but are not limited to,
those relating to: market acceptance of our products and services; relationships with customers,
strategic partners and our employees; difficulties in integrating acquired businesses; and changes
in economic or regulatory conditions or other trends affecting the Internet, Internet advertising
and information technology industries. These and other important risk factors are discussed or
referenced in our Annual Report on Form 10-K filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission,
under the heading Risk Factors and elsewhere, and any subsequent periodic or current reports
filed by us with the SEC. Except as required by applicable law or regulation, we do not undertake
any obligation to update our forward-looking statements to reflect future events or circumstances.
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TECHTARGET, INC.
Consolidated Statements of Operations
(in $000s, except per share amounts)
Consolidated Statements of Operations
(in $000s, except per share amounts)
For the Three Months Ended | For the Twelve Months Ended | |||||||||||||||
December 31, | December 31, | |||||||||||||||
2010 | 2009 | 2010 | 2009 | |||||||||||||
(unaudited) | (unaudited) | |||||||||||||||
Revenues: |
||||||||||||||||
Online |
$ | 24,265 | $ | 20,071 | $ | 82,330 | $ | 72,345 | ||||||||
Events |
2,627 | 3,161 | 12,679 | 14,152 | ||||||||||||
Total revenues |
26,892 | 23,232 | 95,009 | 86,497 | ||||||||||||
Cost of revenues: |
||||||||||||||||
Online (1) |
5,131 | 4,933 | 19,033 | 19,378 | ||||||||||||
Events (1) |
816 | 1,323 | 4,066 | 5,600 | ||||||||||||
Total cost of revenues |
5,947 | 6,256 | 23,099 | 24,978 | ||||||||||||
Gross profit |
20,945 | 16,976 | 71,910 | 61,519 | ||||||||||||
Operating expenses: |
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Selling and marketing (1) |
9,195 | 7,989 | 35,667 | 32,685 | ||||||||||||
Product development (1) |
1,950 | 2,113 | 8,103 | 8,664 | ||||||||||||
General and administrative (1) |
4,494 | 5,888 | 19,328 | 18,844 | ||||||||||||
Depreciation |
630 | 675 | 2,389 | 2,219 | ||||||||||||
Amortization of intangible assets |
1,122 | 1,152 | 4,523 | 4,714 | ||||||||||||
Total operating expenses |
17,391 | 17,817 | 70,010 | 67,126 | ||||||||||||
Operating income (loss) |
3,554 | (841 | ) | 1,900 | (5,607 | ) | ||||||||||
Interest and
other income (expense), net |
(94 | ) | 73 | 176 | 267 | |||||||||||
Income (loss) before provision for
(benefit from) income taxes |
3,460 | (768 | ) | 2,076 | (5,340 | ) | ||||||||||
Provision for (benefit from) income taxes |
2,136 | 59 | 3,258 | (224 | ) | |||||||||||
Net income (loss) |
$ | 1,324 | $ | (827 | ) | $ | (1,182 | ) | $ | (5,116 | ) | |||||
Net income (loss) per common share: |
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Basic |
$ | 0.03 | $ | (0.02 | ) | $ | (0.03 | ) | $ | (0.12 | ) | |||||
Diluted |
$ | 0.03 | $ | (0.02 | ) | $ | (0.03 | ) | $ | (0.12 | ) | |||||
Weighted average common shares
outstanding: |
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Basic |
42,450 | 42,134 | 42,771 | 41,865 | ||||||||||||
Diluted |
44,935 | 42,134 | 42,771 | 41,865 | ||||||||||||
(1) Amounts include stock-based compensation expense as follows: | ||||||||||||||||
Cost of online revenues |
$ | 37 | $ | 47 | $ | 173 | $ | 454 | ||||||||
Cost of events revenues |
18 | (23 | ) | 87 | 94 | |||||||||||
Selling and marketing |
1,208 | 1,227 | 6,380 | 6,025 | ||||||||||||
Product development |
100 | 183 | 520 | 535 | ||||||||||||
General and administrative |
472 | 1,697 | 3,841 | 5,515 |
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TECHTARGET, INC.
Reconciliation of Net Income (Loss) to Adjusted EBITDA
(in $000s)
Reconciliation of Net Income (Loss) to Adjusted EBITDA
(in $000s)
For the Three Months Ended | For the Twelve Months Ended | |||||||||||||||
December 31, | December 31, | |||||||||||||||
2010 | 2009 | 2010 | 2009 | |||||||||||||
(unaudited) | (unaudited) | |||||||||||||||
Net income (loss) |
$ | 1,324 | $ | (827 | ) | $ | (1,182 | ) | $ | (5,116 | ) | |||||
Interest income, net |
52 | 73 | 322 | 267 | ||||||||||||
Other expense, net |
146 | | 146 | | ||||||||||||
Provision for (benefit from) income taxes |
2,136 | 59 | 3,258 | (224 | ) | |||||||||||
Depreciation |
630 | 675 | 2,389 | 2,219 | ||||||||||||
Amortization of intangible assets |
1,122 | 1,152 | 4,523 | 4,714 | ||||||||||||
EBITDA |
5,306 | 986 | 8,812 | 1,326 | ||||||||||||
Stock-based compensation expense |
1,835 | 3,131 | 11,001 | 12,623 | ||||||||||||
Adjusted EBITDA |
$ | 7,141 | $ | 4,117 | $ | 19,813 | $ | 13,949 | ||||||||
TECHTARGET, INC.
Reconciliation of Net Income (Loss) to Adjusted Net Income and Net Income (Loss) per Diluted Share to Adjusted
Net Income per Share
(in $000s, except per share amounts)
Reconciliation of Net Income (Loss) to Adjusted Net Income and Net Income (Loss) per Diluted Share to Adjusted
Net Income per Share
(in $000s, except per share amounts)
For the Three Months Ended | For the Twelve Months Ended | |||||||||||||||
December 31, | December 31, | |||||||||||||||
2010 | 2009 | 2010 | 2009 | |||||||||||||
(unaudited) | (unaudited) | |||||||||||||||
Net income (loss) |
$ | 1,324 | $ | (827 | ) | $ | (1,182 | ) | $ | (5,116 | ) | |||||
Amortization of intangible assets |
1,122 | 1,152 | 4,523 | 4,714 | ||||||||||||
Stock-based compensation expense |
1,835 | 3,131 | 11,001 | 12,623 | ||||||||||||
Impact of income taxes |
1,034 | 1,250 | 5,806 | 4,693 | ||||||||||||
Adjusted net income |
$ | 3,247 | $ | 2,206 | $ | 8,536 | $ | 7,528 | ||||||||
Net income (loss) per diluted share |
$ | 0.03 | $ | (0.02 | ) | $ | (0.03 | ) | $ | (0.12 | ) | |||||
Weighted average diluted shares outstanding |
44,935 | 42,134 | 42,771 | 41,865 | ||||||||||||
Adjusted net income per share |
$ | 0.07 | $ | 0.05 | $ | 0.19 | $ | 0.17 | ||||||||
Adjusted weighted average diluted shares
outstanding |
44,935 | 43,945 | 45,005 | 43,191 | ||||||||||||
Options, warrants and restricted stock,
treasury method included in adjusted
weighted average diluted shares above |
| 1,812 | 2,234 | 1,326 | ||||||||||||
Weighted average diluted shares outstanding |
44,935 | 42,134 | 42,771 | 41,865 | ||||||||||||
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TECHTARGET, INC.
Financial Guidance for the Three Months Ended March 31, 2011
(in $000s)
Financial Guidance for the Three Months Ended March 31, 2011
(in $000s)
For the Three Months | ||||||||
Ended March 31, 2011 | ||||||||
Range | ||||||||
Revenues |
$ | 22,500 | $ | 23,500 | ||||
Adjusted EBITDA |
$ | 3,600 | $ | 4,400 | ||||
Depreciation, amortization and stock-based compensation |
3,845 | 3,845 | ||||||
Interest income, net |
25 | 25 | ||||||
Provision for income taxes |
250 | 600 | ||||||
Net loss |
$ | (470 | ) | $ | (20 | ) | ||
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