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Exhibit 99.1

 

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE   LOGO

 

HomeAway, Inc. Reports Second Quarter 2011 Financial Results

- Total revenue of $58.7 million, up 40.9% year-over-year

- Listing revenue of $51.0 million, up 33.9% year-over-year

- Adjusted EBITDA of $18.2 million, up 45.5% year-over-year

- TTM Free Cash Flow generation of $56.1 million, up 40.7% year-over-year

Austin, Texas–July 27, 2011 – HomeAway, Inc. (NASDAQ: AWAY), the world’s largest online marketplace for the vacation rental industry, today reported its financial results for the second quarter ended June 30, 2011.

Management Commentary

“HomeAway® delivered strong, profitable growth in the second quarter, highlighting the reach and scalability of our global online vacation rentals marketplace,” says Brian Sharples, Chief Executive Officer of HomeAway. “During the quarter, we continued to invest in our network of online vacation rental listing websites through new product launches, ongoing network improvements and strategic acquisitions. As a result, we increased the reach of our platform, growing our paid listings by 19.3% year-over-year, while concurrently improving the monetization of our platform, as evidenced by the continued growth in our revenue per listing. Looking beyond the first half of 2011, we expect to build upon our market-leading position and brand excellence by delivering an unparalleled user experience for travelers and property owners and managers.”

Second Quarter 2011 Financial Highlights

 

   

Total revenue increased 40.9% to $58.7 million from $41.6 million in the second quarter of 2010. Growth in total revenue was driven primarily by continued strength in renewal rates, coupled with increases in new listings and revenue per listing.

 

   

Listing revenue increased 33.9% to $51.0 million from $38.1 million in the second quarter of 2010.

 

   

Adjusted EBITDA increased 45.5% to $18.2 million from $12.5 million in the second quarter of 2010. For the second quarter of 2011, Adjusted EBITDA, as a percentage of revenue, was 31.0%, up from 30.0% for the second quarter of 2010.

 

   

Free cash flow increased 23.1% to $16.9 million from $13.7 million in the second quarter of 2010. On a trailing twelve month basis, free cash flow increased 40.7% to $56.1 million from $39.9 million in the comparable trailing twelve month period.

 

   

Net income was $2.2 million compared to net income of $14.9 million for the second quarter of 2010. Net income in the second quarter of 2010 was positively impacted by the release of a deferred tax asset valuation allowance, resulting in a one-time benefit of $13.4 million.

 

   

Net loss attributable to common stockholders was $6.7 million, or ($0.17) per diluted share, which was inclusive of $8.8 million of cumulative preferred stock dividends and discount accretion. This is compared to net income attributable to common stockholders in the second quarter of 2010 of $3.2 million, or $0.08 per diluted share, which was inclusive of $11.7 million of cumulative preferred stock dividends and discount accretion.


   

Cash and short-term investments as of June 30, 2011 were $111.6 million. Cash and short-term investments exclude net cash received from HomeAway’s initial public offering, which was completed on July 5, 2011, after the end of the second quarter.

Second Quarter 2011 Business Highlights

 

   

Expansion of HomeAway’s global network in the Asia-Pacific market through the acquisition of realholidays.com.au in Australia and addition of relevant global inventory of vacation listings from other HomeAway websites resulting in the largest vacation rental website in Australia.

 

   

Launch of the Reservation Manager product on two of HomeAway’s leading websites, HomeAway.com and VRBO.com, aimed at streamlining the inquiry and payments processes, allowing property owners and managers to accept credit cards and eChecks through a secure and automated process and permitting travelers the convenience of paying online from a trusted site.

 

   

Transition to auto-renewal of subscriptions on HomeAway.com and VRBO.com websites, anticipated to maintain high and predictable renewal rates.

 

   

Improvements in social media features, including the introduction of the Traveler Favorite feature on HomeAway.com, which allows travelers to maintain an account on HomeAway.com with an option to login using Facebook Connect, where they can save, categorize and view properties previously viewed or liked during their travel-planning process. In addition, through HomeAway’s acquisition of Second Porch in the second quarter, HomeAway provided its property owners and managers the ability to market vacation rentals to travelers through their social networks on Facebook.

 

   

Expansion of the mobile platform with the initial release of the HomeAway iPad application.

Key Business Metrics

 

   

Paid listings were 626,661, compared to 525,187 at the end of the second quarter of 2010 and 575,166 at the end of the first quarter of 2011. Paid listings increased 19.3% year-over-year, or 15.5% when excluding the impact of listings acquired as a result of the acquisition of realholidays.com.au completed in the second quarter of 2011.

 

   

Average revenue per listing was $339, compared to $298 during the second quarter of 2010 and $328 during the first quarter of 2011.

 

   

Renewal rate was 76.2%, compared to 75.1% at the end of the second quarter of 2010 and 76.1% at the end of the first quarter of 2011.

Historical Quarterly Business Metrics

 

      3/31/10      6/30/10      9/30/10      12/31/10      3/31/11      6/30/11  

Average Revenue Per Listing

   $ 290       $ 298       $ 314       $ 311       $ 328       $ 339   

Ending Paid Listings

     498,895         525,187         511,667         527,535         575,166         626,661   

Initial Public Offering

Subsequent to the close of its second quarter on June 30, 2011, on July 5, 2011, HomeAway completed its initial public offering of 9,200,000 shares of common stock, at $27.00 per share, before underwriting discounts and commissions.


The company sold 5,931,335 shares and existing stockholders sold an aggregate of 3,268,665 shares, including 1,200,000 shares as a result of the underwriters’ exercise of their over-allotment option to purchase additional shares. The initial public offering generated net proceeds to the company of approximately $148.9 million, after deducting underwriting discounts and estimated offering expenses payable by HomeAway. HomeAway did not receive any proceeds from the sale of shares by the selling stockholders. With the proceeds of the offering, the company redeemed its outstanding shares of Series A and B preferred stock as well as paid in full all accrued but unpaid dividends on its outstanding shares of Series C preferred stock, which totaled $97.9 million.

Sharples continues, “This is an exciting time for HomeAway and our initial public offering marks a significant milestone in our history. Despite our rapid growth to-date, we are most excited about the opportunities that lie ahead. With our global online platform, and our belief that consumer awareness of vacation rentals is on the rise, we are poised to capture an increasing share of the large and highly fragmented vacation rental marketplace as it transitions and consolidates online.”

Business Outlook

HomeAway management currently expects to achieve the following results for its third quarter ended September 30, 2011 and the year ended December 31, 2011, as follows:

Third Quarter 2011

 

   

Total revenue is expected to be in the range of $57.0 to $58.0 million.

 

   

Adjusted EBITDA is expected to be in the range of $16.0 to $17.0 million.

Full Year 2011

 

   

Total revenue is expected to be in the range of $224.0 to $226.0 million.

 

   

Adjusted EBITDA is expected to be in the range of $62.0 to $63.0 million.

The above statements are based on current expectations. These statements are forward-looking, and actual results may differ materially. Information about HomeAway’s use of non-GAAP financial measures and key business metrics is provided below under the captions “Use of Non-GAAP Financial Measures” and “Use of Key Business Metrics”.

Conference Call & Webcast Information

HomeAway will host a conference call to review and discuss its second quarter results today at 4:30 p.m. Eastern Time / 3:30 p.m. Central Time. To participate in the conference call, investors should join ten minutes prior to the scheduled start time. Callers in the United States and Canada should join by dialing (888) 846-5003, passcode 4458025. Callers outside the United States and Canada should join by dialing (480) 629-9856, passcode 4458025. In addition, a live webcast of the call will be accessible through the Investor Relations section of HomeAway’s website at http://investors.homeaway.com and will be archived online for 60 days upon completion of the conference call. For those unable to participate during the live broadcast, a telephonic replay of the call will also be available from 7:30 p.m. Eastern Time / 6:30 p.m. Central Time on July 27, 2011 until 11:59 p.m. Eastern Time / 10:59 p.m. Central Time on August 10, 2011 by dialing (877) 870-5176, passcode 4458025, in the United States and Canada or (858) 384-5517 outside the United States and Canada, passcode 4458025.

About HomeAway

Located in Austin, Texas, HomeAway, Inc. operates the world’s largest online marketplace for the vacation rental industry. The HomeAway marketplace brings together millions of travelers seeking vacation rentals online with hundreds of thousands of owners and managers of vacation rental properties located in over 145 countries around the world. HomeAway’s websites include HomeAway.com, VRBO.com and VacationRentals.com in the United States; HomeAway.co.uk and OwnersDirect.co.uk in the United Kingdom; HomeAway.de in Germany; Abritel.fr and Homelidays.com in France; HomeAway.es in Spain; AlugueTemporada.com.br in Brazil and HomeAway.com.au in Australia. In addition, HomeAway operates BedandBreakfast.com, a comprehensive global site for finding bed-and-breakfast properties, providing travelers with another source for unique lodging alternatives to chain hotels.


Cautionary Statement Regarding Forward-looking Statements

This press release contains “forward-looking” statements, which are subject to the safe harbor provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995, which are based on HomeAway management’s beliefs and assumptions and on information currently available to management. Forward-looking statements include information concerning HomeAway’s expected, possible or assumed future results of operations, business outlook, potential business strategies, competitive position, industry environment, potential growth opportunities, potential market opportunities and the effects of competition.

Forward-looking statements include all statements that are not historical facts and may be identified by terms such as “continues,” “plans,” “believes,” “expects,” “anticipates,” “could,” or similar expressions and the negatives of those terms. Forward-looking statements involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors that may cause HomeAway’s actual results, performance or achievements to be materially different from any future results, performance or achievements expressed or implied by the forward-looking statements. Factors that could cause or contribute to such differences include, but are not limited to the following: (a) HomeAway’s inability to attract and maintain a critical mass of property listings and travelers, (b) a decrease in renewal of listings, (c) HomeAway’s inability to effectively manage its growth, (d) HomeAway’s inability to increase sales to existing property owners and managers and attract new ones, (e) changes in HomeAway’s pricing policies or those of its competitors, (f) HomeAway’s inability to effectively integrate acquired businesses successfully, and (g) such other risks and uncertainties described more fully in documents filed with or furnished to the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”), including HomeAway’s Prospectus previously filed with the SEC pursuant to Rule 424(b)(4) on June 28, 2011. All information provided in this press release is as of the date hereof and, except as required by law, HomeAway assumes no obligation to update this information, even if new information becomes available in the future.

Use of Non-GAAP Financial Measures

This press release contains non-GAAP financial measures: Adjusted EBITDA and free cash flow. Adjusted EBITDA and free cash flow are financial measures that are not calculated in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States, or GAAP. HomeAway defines Adjusted EBITDA as its net income (loss) plus depreciation; amortization of intangible assets; interest expense, net; income tax expense (benefit); stock-based compensation expense, and net of any foreign exchange income or expense. HomeAway defines free cash flow as its cash provided by operating activities, adjusted for cash interest expense and income, and subtracting capital expenditures. For the purpose of calculating free cash flow, HomeAway considers purchases of property, equipment, tenant improvements for its offices, and software licenses (including costs associated with internally developed software) as capital expenditures.

HomeAway management believes that the use of Adjusted EBITDA and free cash flow are useful to investors in evaluating its operating performance for the following reasons:

 

   

HomeAway management uses Adjusted EBITDA and free cash flow in conjunction with GAAP financial measures as part of its assessment of its business and in communications with its board of directors concerning its financial performance;

 

   

Adjusted EBITDA and free cash flow provide consistency and comparability with HomeAway’s past financial performance, facilitate period-to-period comparisons of operations, and also facilitate comparisons with other peer companies, many of which use similar non-GAAP financial measures to supplement their GAAP results;

 

   

securities analysts use Adjusted EBITDA and free cash flow as supplemental measures to evaluate the overall operating performance of companies, and HomeAway management anticipates that its investor and analyst presentations will include Adjusted EBITDA and free cash flow; and

 

   

Adjusted EBITDA excludes non-cash charges, such as depreciation, amortization and stock-based compensation, because such non-cash expenses in any specific period may not directly correlate to the underlying performance of HomeAway’s business operations and can vary significantly between periods.


Adjusted EBITDA and free cash flow should not be reviewed in isolation. Investors should consider them in addition to, and not as substitutes for, measures of HomeAway’s financial performance reported in accordance with GAAP. HomeAway’s Adjusted EBITDA or free cash flow may not be comparable to similarly titled measures of other companies and because other companies may not calculate such measures in the same manner as HomeAway does. Adjusted EBITDA and free cash flow have limitations as analytical tools. As an example, although depreciation and amortization are non-cash charges, the assets being depreciated or amortized will often need to be replaced in the future, and Adjusted EBITDA and free cash flow do not reflect any cash requirements for these replacements. In addition, neither of these measures reflect future requirements for contractual obligations.

Further limitations of Adjusted EBITDA include:

 

   

this measure does not reflect changes in working capital;

 

   

this measure does not reflect interest income or interest expense; and

 

   

this measure does not reflect cash requirements for income taxes.

Reconciliation tables of the most comparable GAAP financial measures to the non-GAAP measures used in this press release are included at the end of this release.

Use of Key Business Metrics

A paid listing is defined by HomeAway as a fee to list a property advertisement on one or more websites in its marketplace. A paid listing allows a property owner or manager to include a description of the property, along with location, pricing, availability, a specified number of photos and contact information. Most listings are sold on a subscription basis, and some listing packages may include listings on more than one of HomeAway’s websites. When purchased at the same time in one bundle, HomeAway counts this as one paid listing.

Average revenue per listing is computed by HomeAway as listing revenue for the period divided by the average of paid listings at the beginning and end of the period and then annualizing the result. The price of listings varies by website and can include various additional fees associated with listing enhancements. The average revenue per listing may fluctuate based on the timing and nature of acquisitions, impacting the number of average paid listings for a given period; changes in HomeAway’s base pricing; uptake of listing enhancements; changes in the pricing of enhancements; changes in brand mix; and the impact of foreign exchange rates on HomeAway’s listing revenue outside of the United States.

The renewal rate for HomeAway’s subscription listings at the end of any period is defined as the percentage of those paid listings that were active at the end of the period ended twelve months prior that are still active as of the end of the reported period. HomeAway does not include all brands in its calculation of renewal rate. Brands included in the calculation of renewal rate for the period ended June 30, 2011 were HomeAway.com, VRBO.com, VacationRentals.com, Fe-Wo-Direckt.de, Holiday-Rentals.co.uk, OwnersDirect.co.uk, Abritel.fr and Homelidays.com.


HomeAway, Inc.

Condensed Consolidated Statements of Income

(In thousands, except per share data)

(Unaudited)

 

     Three Months Ended June 30,     Six Months Ended June 30,  
     2011     2010     2011     2010  

Revenue:

        

Listing

   $ 50,997      $ 38,093      $ 96,168      $ 71,911   

Other

     7,684        3,548        14,480        5,840   
                                

Total revenue

     58,681        41,641        110,648        77,751   

Costs and expenses:

        

Cost of revenue (exclusive of amortization shown separately below)

     8,651        6,245        17,109        12,038   

Product development

     8,428        4,354        15,439        8,198   

Sales and marketing

     20,616        13,769        43,278        29,799   

General and administrative

     11,412        9,872        21,686        18,686   

Amortization expense

     2,937        2,546        5,800        4,715   
                                

Total costs and expenses

     52,044        36,786        103,312        73,436   
                                

Operating income

     6,637        4,855        7,336        4,315   

Other income (expense):

        

Interest expense

     10        —          —          (1

Interest income

     59        59        116        117   

Other income (expense)

     (322     (1,936     (389     (3,084
                                

Total other income (expense)

     (253     (1,877     (273     (2,968
                                

Income before income taxes

     6,384        2,978        7,063        1,347   

Income tax (expense) benefit

     (4,216     11,888        (3,362     12,716   
                                

Net income

     2,168        14,866        3,701        14,063   

Cumulative preferred stock dividends and discount accretion

     (8,819     (8,775     (17,884     (17,432

Dividend participation by preferred stockholders

     —          (2,889     —          —     
                                

Net income (loss) attributable to common stockholders

   $ (6,651   $ 3,202      $ (14,183   $ (3,369
                                

Net income (loss) per share attributable to common stockholders:

        

Basic and diluted

   $ (0.17   $ 0.08      $ (0.36   $ (0.09
                                

Weighted average number of shares outstanding:

        

Basic

     39,519        38,187        39,232        37,739   

Diluted

     39,519        41,312        39,232        37,739   
                                


HomeAway, Inc.

Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets

(In thousands)

 

     June 30,     December 31,  
     2011     2010  
     (Unaudited)        

Assets

    

Current assets:

    

Cash and cash equivalents

   $ 105,684      $ 65,697   

Short-term investments

     5,942        11,812   

Accounts receivable, net of allowance for doubtful accounts of $120 and $391 as of December 31, 2010 and June 30, 2011, respectively

     12,546        8,961   

Income tax receivable

     2,982        845   

Prepaid expenses and other current assets

     6,665        4,138   

Restricted cash

     1,056        862   

Deferred tax assets

     2,101        2,572   
                

Total current assets

     136,976        94,887   

Property and equipment, net

     23,423        21,545   

Goodwill

     310,124        300,780   

Intangible assets, net

     68,553        69,790   

Restricted cash

     —          2,000   

Deferred tax assets

     2,412        303   

Other non-current assets

     656        437   
                

Total assets

   $ 542,144      $ 489,742   
                

Liabilities, redeemable preferred stock and stockholders’ equity (deficit)

    

Current liabilities:

    

Accounts payable

   $ 2,952      $ 4,812   

Income tax payable

     4,119        2,465   

Accrued expenses

     22,006        21,974   

Deferred revenue

     111,033        86,120   
                

Total current liabilities

     140,110        115,371   

Deferred revenue, less current portion

     2,349        2,431   

Deferred tax liabilities

     10,809        6,073   

Other non-current liabilities

     3,913        3,976   
                

Total liabilities

     157,181        127,851   
                

Commitments and contingencies

    

Redeemable preferred stock

    

Series A

     50,824        48,931   

Series B

     8,295        7,975   

Convertible redeemable preferred stock

    

Series C

     128,036        124,318   

Series D

     309,694        297,741   

Stockholders’ deficit

    

Common stock

     4        4   

Additional paid-in capital

     —          —     

Accumulated other comprehensive loss

     1,773        (3,732

Accumulated deficit

     (113,663     (113,346
                

Total stockholders’ deficit

     (111,886     (117,074
                

Total liabilities, redeemable preferred stock and stockholders’ deficit

   $ 542,144      $ 489,742   
                


HomeAway, Inc.

Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows

(Unaudited, in thousands)

 

     Six Months Ended
June 30,
 
     2011     2010  

Cash flows from operating activities

    

Net income

   $ 3,701      $ 14,063   

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

    

Depreciation

     4,009        2,795   

Amortization of intangible assets

     5,800        4,715   

Amortization of note discount and other

     29        40   

Stock-based compensation

     11,215        6,423   

Excess tax (benefit) shortfall from stock-based compensation

     (341     —     

Deferred income taxes

     2,140        (11,153

(Gain) loss on sale of investments

     —          (12

Unrealized foreign exchange (gain) loss

     (1,847     4,418   

Realized (gain) loss on foreign currency forwards

     2,318        (1,919

Changes in operating assets and liabilities, net of assets and liabilities assumed in business combinations:

    

Accounts receivable

     (3,462     (3,068

Prepaid expenses and other current assets

     (4,185     (2,023

Accounts payable

     (1,915     170   

Accrued expenses

     (689     700   

Income taxes payable

     1,811        (1,292

Deferred revenue

     22,097        19,602   

Deferred rent and other non-current liabilities

     (214     406   
                

Net cash provided by operating activities

     40,467        33,865   
                

Cash flows from investing activities

    

Cash paid for businesses acquired, net of cash acquired

     (4,698     (36,014

Change in restricted cash

     1,807        —     

Cash paid for trademarks and other assets acquired

     (129     (50

Purchases of short-term investments

     —          (23,086

Proceeds from sales and maturities of marketable securities

     6,000        4,296   

Net settlement of foreign currency forwards

     (2,318     1,919   

Purchases of property and equipment

     (5,785     (3,824
                

Net cash used in investing activities

     (5,123     (56,759
                

Cash flows from financing activities

    

Proceeds from exercise of options to purchase common stock

     2,310        1,701   

Excess tax benefit from stock-based compensation

     341        —     
                

Net cash provided by financing activities

     2,651        1,701   
                

Effect of exchange rate changes on cash

     1,992        (3,687
                

Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents

     39,987        (24,880

Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period

     65,697        92,425   
                

Cash and cash equivalents at end of period

   $ 105,684      $ 67,545   
                


Schedule of Non-GAAP Reconciliations

(Unaudited, in thousands)

 

     Three Months
Ended June 30,
    Six Months
Ended June 30,
 
     2011     2010     2011     2010  

Net income

   $ 2,168      $ 14,866      $ 3,701      $ 14,063   

Add:

        

Depreciation and amortization

     5,012        3,963        9,809        7,510   

Stock-based compensation

     6,518        3,654        11,215        6,423   

Interest expense

     (10     —          —          1   

Interest income

     (59     (59     (116     (117

Foreign exchange expense (income)

     330        1,952        435        3,113   

Income tax expense (benefit)

     4,216        (11,888     3,362        (12,716
                                

Adjusted EBITDA

   $ 18,175      $ 12,488      $ 28,406      $ 18,277   
                                
     Three Months
Ended June 30,
    Six Months
Ended June 30,
 
     2011     2010     2011     2010  

Cash provided by operating activities

   $ 19,493      $ 16,125      $ 40,467      $ 33,865   

Cash paid for interest

     —          —          —          —     

Capital expenditures

     (2,634     (2,432     (5,785     (3,824
                                

Free cash flow

   $ 16,859      $ 13,693      $ 34,682      $ 30,041   
                                

Investor Contact:

HomeAway Investor Relations

(512) 505-1700

investors@homeaway.com

or Addo Communications at (310) 829-5400

Media Contact:

Eileen Buesing

Senior Director of Global Public Relations, HomeAway, Inc.

(512) 493-0375

ebuesing@homeaway.com

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