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Exhibit 99.1

FOR IMMEDIATE

Contacts:

Jeff Young

Media Relations

Akamai Technologies

617-444-3913

jyoung@akamai.com

  —or—  

Natalie Temple

Investor Relations

Akamai Technologies

617-444-3635

ntemple@akamai.com

AKAMAI REPORTS FIRST QUARTER 2011

FINANCIAL RESULTS

 

   

First quarter revenue of $276.0 million, up 15 percent year-over-year

 

   

GAAP net income of $50.6 million, or $0.26 per diluted share, up 24 percent year-over-year

 

   

Normalized net income* of $72.2 million, or $0.38 per diluted share, up 9 percent year-over-year

 

   

Board of Directors authorizes second $150 million expansion of share repurchase program

CAMBRIDGE, Mass. April 27, 2011 – Akamai Technologies, Inc. (NASDAQ: AKAM), the leading provider of cloud optimization services, today reported financial results for the first quarter ended March 31, 2011. Revenue for the first quarter of 2011 was $276.0 million, a 15 percent increase over first quarter 2010 revenue of $240.0 million.

Net income in accordance with United States Generally Accepted Accounting Principles, or GAAP, for the first quarter of 2011 was $50.6 million, or $0.26 per diluted share, a 24 percent increase from first quarter 2010 GAAP net income of $40.9 million, or $0.22 per diluted share, and a 4 percent decrease from fourth quarter 2010 GAAP net income of $52.5 million, or $0.27 per diluted share.

The Company generated normalized net income* of $72.2 million, or $0.38 per diluted share, in the first quarter of 2011, a 9 percent increase over first quarter 2010 normalized net income of $66.0 million, or $0.35 per diluted share , and a 6 percent decrease from the prior quarter normalized net income of $76.5 million, or $0.40 per diluted share. (*See Use of Non-GAAP Financial Measures below for definitions.)

“Continued demand for our value-added solutions, now comprising almost 60 percent of our business, drove our strong results in the first quarter,” said Paul Sagan, CEO of Akamai. “We have built a portfolio of cloud computing solutions that leverages our intelligent Internet platform and is designed to address the diverse needs of businesses on the Web.”

Adjusted EBITDA* for the first quarter of 2011 was $129.2 million, consistent with the prior quarter, and up from $118.1 million in the first quarter of 2010. Adjusted EBITDA margin for the first quarter was 47 percent, up 2 points from the prior quarter and down 2 points from the same period last year. (*See Use of Non-GAAP Financial Measures below for definitions.)


Cash from operations was $88.5 million in the first quarter of 2011, or 32 percent of revenue. At the end of the first quarter of 2011, the Company had approximately $1.26 billion in cash, cash equivalents and marketable securities.

Sales through resellers and sales outside the United States accounted for 18 percent and 30 percent, respectively, of revenue for the first quarter of 2011.

The Company also announced that its Board of Directors has authorized a second $150 million expansion of its share repurchase program, which is expected to be funded by cash from operations. The Company’s goal for this program, which will extend for 12 months beginning in May 2011, is to offset dilution created by its equity compensation programs.

The timing and amount of any shares repurchased will be determined by the Company’s management based on its evaluation of market conditions and other factors. Repurchases may also be made under a Rule 10b5-1 plan, which would permit the Company to repurchase shares when the Company might otherwise be precluded from doing so under insider trading laws. The Company may choose to suspend or discontinue the repurchase program at any time but cannot carry over unused authorization amounts to future periods.

During the first quarter of 2011, the Company repurchased approximately 1 million shares of common stock for an aggregate of $42.8 million at an average price of $41.60 per share. As of March 31, 2011, the Company had repurchased a total of 6.8 million shares for an aggregate of $201.1 million at an average price of $29.53 per share, under the share repurchase program that was initially approved by the Board of Directors in April 2009.

As of March 31, 2011, the Company had approximately 186.9 million shares of common stock outstanding.

Quarterly Conference Call

Akamai will host a conference call today at 4:30 p.m. ET that can be accessed through 1-866-730-5767 (or 1-857-350-1591for international calls) and using passcode No. 76371792. A live Webcast of the call may be accessed at www.akamai.com in the Investor section. In addition, a replay of the call will be available for one week following the conference through the Akamai Website or by calling 1-888-286-8010 (or 1-617-801-6888 for international calls) and using passcode No. 95542558.

About Akamai

Akamai® provides market-leading, cloud-based services for optimizing Web and mobile content and applications, online HD video, and secure e-commerce. Combining highly-distributed, energy-efficient computing with intelligent software, Akamai’s global platform is transforming the cloud into a more viable place to inform, entertain, advertise, transact and collaborate. To learn how the world’s leading enterprises are optimizing their business in the cloud, please visit www.akamai.com and follow @Akamai on Twitter.


Financial Statements

Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets

(dollar amounts in thousands)

(unaudited)

 

     Mar. 31, 2011      Dec. 31, 2010  
Assets      

Cash and cash equivalents

   $ 217,174       $ 231,866   

Marketable securities

     346,344         374,733   

Restricted marketable securities

     51         272   

Accounts receivable, net

     169,656         175,366   

Deferred income tax assets, current portion

     28,134         28,201   

Prepaid expenses and other current assets

     55,455         48,029   
                 

Current assets

     816,814         858,467   

Marketable securities

     693,623         636,486   

Restricted marketable securities

     45         45   

Property and equipment, net

     266,968         255,929   

Goodwill and other intangible assets, net

     511,093         515,370   

Other assets

     11,425         11,153   

Deferred income tax assets, net

     74,831         75,226   
                 

Total assets

   $ 2,374,799       $ 2,352,676   
                 
Liabilities and stockholders’ equity      

Accounts payable and accrued expenses

   $ 112,951       $ 120,046   

Other current liabilities

     21,144         25,105   
                 

Current liabilities

     134,095         145,151   

Other liabilities

     30,516         29,920   
                 

Total liabilities

     164,611         175,071   

Stockholders’ equity

     2,210,188         2,177,605   
                 

Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity

   $ 2,374,799       $ 2,352,676   
                 


Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations

(amounts in thousands, except per share data)

(unaudited)

 

     Three Months Ended  
     Mar. 31,     Dec. 31,     Mar. 31,  
     2011     2010     2010  

Revenues

   $ 275,953      $ 284,688      $ 240,029   

Costs and operating expenses:

      

Cost of revenues * †

     89,068        86,277        67,474   

Research and development *

     12,594        13,775        13,179   

Sales and marketing *

     53,365        66,230        49,668   

General and administrative * †

     43,901        41,793        39,550   

Amortization of other intangible assets

     4,277        4,267        4,108   
                        

Total costs and operating expenses

     203,205        212,342        173,979   
                        

Operating income

     72,748        72,346        66,050   

Interest income, net

     (2,960     (2,793     (2,662

Loss on early extinguishment of debt

     —          5        —     

Other loss, net

     1,035        1,149        75   
                        

Income before provision for income taxes

     74,673        73,985        68,637   

Provision for income taxes

     24,056        21,475        27,759   
                        

Net income

   $ 50,617      $ 52,510      $ 40,878   
                        

Net income per share:

      

Basic

   $ 0.27      $ 0.29      $ 0.24   

Diluted

   $ 0.26      $ 0.27      $ 0.22   

Shares used in per share calculations:

      

Basic

     186,849        183,362        171,101   

Diluted

     191,383        191,837        189,013   

 

* Includes stock-based compensation (see supplemental table for figures)
Includes depreciation and amortization (see supplemental table for figures)


Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows

(amounts in thousands)

(unaudited)

 

     Three Months Ended  
     Mar. 31
2011
    Dec. 31,
2010
    Mar. 31,
2010
 

Cash flows from operating activities:

      

Net income

   $ 50,617      $ 52,510      $ 40,878   

Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating activities:

      

Depreciation and amortization of intangible assets and deferred financing costs

     41,134        39,179        33,170   

Stock-based compensation

     15,712        18,495        19,108   

Provision for deferred income taxes, net

     —          (4,436     24,638   

Excess tax benefits from stock-based compensation

     (9,012     (6,594     (3,173

Loss (gain) on investments and disposal of property and equipment, net

     117        (205     19   

Provision for doubtful accounts

     322        (561     1,153   

Non-cash portion of loss on early extinguishment of debt

     —          5        —     

Changes in operating assets and liabilities:

      

Accounts receivable

     7,557        (17,221     2,582   

Prepaid expenses and other current assets

     (6,076     29,304        (11,378

Accounts payable, accrued expenses and other current liabilities

     (8,391     (44     (13,320

Accrued restructuring

     —          (450     (45

Deferred revenue

     (3,453     (2,328     (2,409

Other noncurrent assets and liabilities

     (16     2,705        (3,470
                        

Net cash provided by operating activities

     88,511        110,359        87,753   
                        

Cash flows from investing activities:

      

Cash paid for acquired business, net of cash received

     (175     (458     —     

Purchases of property and equipment and capitalization of internal-use software costs

     (46,235     (48,700     (35,190

Proceeds from sales and maturities of short- and long-term marketable securities

     247,267        226,651        187,557   

Purchases of short- and long-term marketable securities

     (275,615     (246,406     (232,065

Proceeds from the sale of property and equipment

     25        124        23   

Increase in other investments

     —          —          (500

Decrease in restricted investments held for security deposits

     221        330        8   
                        

Net cash used in investing activities

     (74,512     (68,459     (80,167
                        

Cash flows from financing activities:

      

Proceeds from the issuance of common stock under stock option and employee stock purchase plans

     3,959        13,830        4,046   

Excess tax benefits from stock-based compensation

     9,012        6,594        3,173   

Repurchase of common stock

     (43,678     (27,299     (22,245
                        

Net cash used in financing activities

     (30,707     (6,875     (15,026
                        

Effects of exchange rate changes on cash and cash equivalents

     2,016        (726     (641
                        

Net (decrease) increase in cash and cash equivalents

     (14,692     34,299        (8,081

Cash and cash equivalents, beginning of period

     231,866        197,567        181,305   
                        

Cash and cash equivalents, end of period

   $ 217,174      $ 231,866      $ 173,224   
                        


     Three Months Ended  
     Mar. 31,      Dec. 31,      Mar. 31,  
     2011      2010      2010  

Supplemental financial data (in thousands):

        

Stock-based compensation:

        

Cost of revenues

   $ 555       $ 696       $ 701   

Research and development

     2,762         3,317         3,993   

Sales and marketing

     6,846         8,863         9,024   

General and administrative

     5,549         5,619         5,390   
                          

Total stock-based compensation

   $ 15,712       $ 18,495       $ 19,108   

Depreciation and amortization:

        

Network-related depreciation

   $ 30,687       $ 28,807       $ 23,055   

Capitalized stock-based compensation amortization

     2,065         1,987         1,875   

Other depreciation and amortization

     4,105         4,068         3,922   

Amortization of other intangible assets

     4,277         4,267         4,108   
                          

Total depreciation and amortization

   $ 41,134       $ 39,129       $ 32,960   

Capital expenditures:

        

Purchases of property and equipment

   $ 35,600       $ 39,684       $ 28,203   

Capitalized internal-use software

     10,635         9,016         6,987   

Capitalized stock-based compensation

     1,824         2,221         1,477   
                          

Total capital expenditures

   $ 48,059       $ 50,921       $ 36,667   

Net increase in cash, cash equivalents, marketable securities and restricted marketable securities

   $ 13,835       $ 53,197       $ 34,897   

End of period statistics:

        

Number of employees

     2,225         2,200         1,838   

Number of deployed servers

     89,331         84,259         65,563   

*Use of Non-GAAP Financial Measures

In addition to providing financial measurements based on generally accepted accounting principles in the United States of America (GAAP), Akamai has historically provided additional financial metrics that are not prepared in accordance with GAAP (non-GAAP). Legislative and regulatory changes discourage the use of and emphasis on non-GAAP financial metrics and require companies to explain why non-GAAP financial metrics are relevant to management and investors. We believe that the inclusion of these non-GAAP financial measures in this press release helps investors to gain a meaningful understanding of our past performance and future prospects, consistent with how management measures and forecasts our performance, especially when comparing such results to previous periods or forecasts. Our management uses these non-GAAP measures, in addition to GAAP financial measures, as the basis for measuring our core operating performance and comparing such performance to that of prior periods and to the performance of our competitors. These measures are also used by management in its financial and operational decision-making. There are limitations associated with reliance on these non-GAAP financial metrics because they are specific to our operations and financial performance, which may make comparisons with other companies’ financial results more challenging. By providing both GAAP and non-GAAP financial measures, we believe that investors are able to compare our GAAP results to those of other companies while also gaining a better understanding of our operating performance as evaluated by management.

Akamai defines “Adjusted EBITDA” as net income, before interest, income taxes, depreciation and amortization of tangible and intangible assets, stock-based compensation expense, amortization of capitalized stock-based compensation, restructuring charges and benefits, acquisition related costs and benefits, certain gains and losses on investments, foreign exchange gains and losses, loss on early extinguishment of debt and gains on legal settlements. Akamai considers Adjusted EBITDA to be an important indicator of the Company’s operational strength and performance of its business and a good measure of the Company’s historical operating trend.


Adjusted EBITDA eliminates items that are either not part of the Company’s core operations, such as investment gains and losses, foreign exchange gains and losses, early debt extinguishment and net interest income, or do not require a cash outlay, such as stock-based compensation. Adjusted EBITDA also excludes depreciation and amortization expense, which is based on the Company’s estimate of the useful life of tangible and intangible assets. These estimates could vary from actual performance of the asset, are based on the historical cost incurred to build out the Company’s deployed network, and may not be indicative of current or future capital expenditures.

Akamai defines “Adjusted EBITDA margin” as a percentage of Adjusted EBITDA as a percentage of revenues. Akamai considers Adjusted EBITDA margin to be an indicator of the Company’s operating trend and performance of its business in relation to its revenue growth.

Akamai defines “capital expenditures” or “capex” as purchases of property and equipment, capitalization of internal-use software development costs and capitalization of stock-based compensation. Capital expenditures or capex are disclosed in Akamai’s consolidated Statement of Cash Flows in the Company’s most recent Annual Report on Form 10-K filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

Akamai defines “normalized net income” as net income before amortization of other intangible assets, stock-based compensation expense, amortization of capitalized stock-based compensation, restructuring charges and benefits, acquisition related costs and benefits, certain gains and losses on investments and loss on early extinguishment of debt. Akamai considers normalized net income to be another important indicator of the overall performance of the Company because it eliminates the effects of events that are either not part of the Company’s core operations or are non-cash.

Akamai defines “normalized net income per share” as normalized net income, plus interest add-back for diluted share calculation, divided by the basic weighted average or diluted common shares outstanding used in GAAP net income per share calculations. Akamai considers normalized net income per share to be another important indicator of overall performance of the Company because it eliminates the effect of a non-cash item.

Adjusted EBITDA and normalized net income should be considered in addition to, not as a substitute for, the Company’s operating income and net income, as well as other measures of financial performance reported in accordance with GAAP.

Reconciliation of Non-GAAP Financial Measures

In accordance with the requirements of Regulation G issued by the Securities and Exchange Commission, the Company is presenting the most directly comparable GAAP financial measures and reconciling the non-GAAP financial metrics to the comparable GAAP measures.


Reconciliation of GAAP net income to normalized net income

and Adjusted EBITDA

(amounts in thousands, except per share data)

 

     Three Months Ended  
     Mar. 31,     Dec. 31,     Mar. 31,  
     2011     2010     2010  

Net income

   $ 50,617      $ 52,510      $ 40,878   

Amortization of other intangible assets

     4,277        4,267        4,108   

Stock-based compensation

     15,712        18,495        19,108   

Amortization of capitalized stock-based compensation

     2,065        1,987        1,875   

Loss on early extinguishment of debt

     —          5        —     

Acquisition related costs (benefits)

     (440     (760     —     
                        

Total normalized net income:

     72,231        76,504        65,969   

Interest income, net

     (2,960     (2,793     (2,662

Provision for income taxes

     24,056        21,475        27,759   

Depreciation and amortization

     34,792        32,875        26,977   

Other loss, net

     1,035        1,149        75   
                        

Total Adjusted EBITDA:

   $ 129,154      $ 129,210      $ 118,118   
                        

Normalized net income per share:

      

Basic

   $ 0.39      $ 0.42      $ 0.39   

Diluted

   $ 0.38      $ 0.40      $ 0.35   

Shares used in normalized per share calculations:

      

Basic

     186,849        183,362        171,101   

Diluted

     191,383        191,837        189,013   

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Akamai Statement Under the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act

This release contains information about future expectations, plans and prospects of Akamai’s management that constitute forward-looking statements for purposes of the safe harbor provisions under The Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995, including statements concerning the anticipated growth and development of our business and the markets in which we operate. Actual results may differ materially from those indicated by these forward-looking statements as a result of various important factors including, but not limited to, failure to maintain the prices we charge for our services, loss of significant customers, failure to increase our revenue and keep our expenses consistent with revenues, inability to continue to generate positive cash flow, the effects of any attempts to intentionally disrupt our services or network by unauthorized users or others, failure to have available sufficient transmission capacity, failure of our stock repurchase program to offset a significant amount of dilution created by our equity compensation programs, a failure of Akamai’s services or network infrastructure, delay in developing or failure to develop new service offerings or functionalities, and if developed, lack of market acceptance of such service offerings and functionalities, and other factors that are discussed in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K, quarterly reports on Form 10-Q, and other documents periodically filed with the SEC.

In addition, the statements in this press release represent Akamai’s expectations and beliefs as of the date of this press release. Akamai anticipates that subsequent events and developments may cause these expectations and beliefs to change. However, while Akamai may elect to update these forward-looking statements at some point in the future, it specifically disclaims any obligation to do so. These forward-looking statements should not be relied upon as representing Akamai’s expectations or beliefs as of any date subsequent to the date of this press release.