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ReachLocal Reports Second Quarter 2011 Results

International Revenue Grows 86% Year-over-Year
 
Direct Local Revenue Increases 37% Year-over-Year
 
Raises Adjusted EBITDA Guidance for the Year
 

(WOODLAND HILLS, CA) – August 2, 2011 - ReachLocal, Inc. (NASDAQ:RLOC), a leader in local online marketing solutions for small- and medium-sized businesses (SMBs), today reported financial results for the second quarter ended June 30, 2011.

Management Commentary

“We are very pleased with our second quarter results, specifically that we posted Adjusted EBITDA of $4.1 million and Non-GAAP net income of $2.5 million,” said Zorik Gordon, President and CEO of ReachLocal.  “Continued growth in demand for ReachLocal’s leading suite of online advertising and marketing solutions for SMBs in combination with increased sales productivity propelled revenue growth of 32%, especially internationally where revenue grew 86% year over year. Building on this growth, we intend to expand into another European country before the end of the year, and into Asia by early 2012.”
 
“We had strong bottom line performance for the quarter despite continued investment in growing ReachLocal’s global sales force and product suite,” said CFO Ross Landsbaum.  “Given our strong Adjusted EBITDA results in the first half, we are raising our Adjusted EBITDA outlook for the year.”

 
 

 
 
Quarterly Results at a Glance

(Amounts in 000’s except key metrics and per share amounts)

      Q2 2011       Q2 2010    
% Change
 
Revenue
    $92,752       $70,362       32 %
Net Loss
    $(949 )     $(2,394 )     60 %
Net Loss per Diluted Share
    $(0.03 )     $(0.09 )     67 %
Adjusted EBITDA
    $4,062       $455       793 %
Underclassmen Expense
    $10,728       $8,679       24 %
Cash Flow from Operations
    $8,835       $6,956       27 %
Non-GAAP Net Income (Loss)
    $2,502       $(387 )     747 %
Non-GAAP Net Income (Loss) per Diluted Share
    $0.08       $(0.02 )     500 %
                         
Revenue by Channel and Geography:
                       
Direct Local Revenue
    $71,839       $52,323       37 %
National Brands, Agencies and Resellers (NBAR) Revenue
    $20,913       $18,039       16 %
International Revenue (included above)
    $20,670       $11,122       86 %
                         
Key Metrics (at period end):
                       
Active Advertisers
    18,700       16,700       12 %
Active Campaigns
    26,300       21,400       23 %
Total Upperclassmen
    330       246       34 %
Total Underclassmen
    439       395       11 %
Total IMCs
    769       641       20 %
 
Business Outlook
 
The Company’s outlook for the third quarter of 2011 is as follows:
 
·
Revenues in the range of $100 to $103 million
 
·
Adjusted EBITDA in the range of $3.5 to $4.5 million
 
·
Ending Upperclassmen headcount of 345 to 365
 
·
Ending Underclassmen headcount of 435 to 455
 
·
Ending total IMC headcount of 780 to 820
 
The Company updated its outlook for fiscal year 2011 as follows:
 
·
Revenues in the range of $380 to $390 million
 
·
Adjusted EBITDA in the range of $12 to $14 million
 
·
Ending Upperclassmen headcount of 380 to 410
 
·
Ending Underclassmen headcount of 365 to 395
 
·
Ending total IMC headcount of 745 to 805
 
Conference Call and Webcast Information

The ReachLocal second quarter 2011 teleconference and webcast is scheduled to begin at 2:00 p.m., Pacific Time, on Tuesday, August 2, 2011, during which the Company will provide forward-looking information. To participate on the live call, analysts and investors should dial 877-941-1427 at least ten minutes prior to the call.  ReachLocal will also offer a live and archived webcast of the conference call, accessible from the “Investors” section of the Company’s Web site at www.reachlocal.com.
 
 
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Use of Non-GAAP Measures
 
ReachLocal management evaluates and makes operating decisions using various financial and operational metrics.  In addition to the Company’s GAAP results, Management also considers non-GAAP measures of net income (loss), net income (loss) per share, and Adjusted EBITDA.  Management believes that these non-GAAP measures provide useful information about the Company's core operating results and thus are appropriate to enhance the overall understanding of the Company's past financial performance and its prospects for the future. The attached tables provide a reconciliation of these non-GAAP financial measures with the most directly comparable GAAP financial measures.  Management also tracks and reports on Underclassmen Expense, Active Advertisers, Active Campaigns and the total number of Internet Marketing Consultants (IMCs), as each of these metrics are important gauges of the progress of the Company’s performance.
 
The non-GAAP net income is defined as earnings before (a) stock-based compensation related expense (including the related adjustment to amortization of capitalized software development costs) and (b) acquisition related costs (including in the case of the February 2010 acquisition of SMB:LIVE, the amortization of acquired intangibles and the deferred cash consideration).  Adjusted EBITDA is defined as net income (loss) before interest, income taxes, depreciation and amortization expenses, excluding, when applicable, stock-based compensation, the effects of accounting for business combinations and amounts included in other non-operating income or expense.
 
Each of these non-GAAP measures, while having utility, also have limitations as an analytical tool, and should not be considered in isolation or as a substitute for analysis of the Company’s results as reported under GAAP. Some of these limitations are:
 
 
·
Adjusted EBITDA does not reflect the Company’s cash expenditures for capital equipment or other contractual commitments;
 
 
·
Although depreciation and amortization are non-cash charges, the assets being depreciated and amortized may have to be replaced in the future, and Adjusted EBITDA does not reflect capital expenditure requirements for such replacements;
 
 
·
Adjusted EBITDA does not reflect changes in, or cash requirements for, the Company’s working capital needs;
 
 
·
Adjusted EBITDA and non-GAAP net income (loss) do not consider the potentially dilutive impact of issuing equity-based compensation to the Company’s management and other employees;
 
 
·
Adjusted EBITDA does not reflect the potentially significant interest expense or the cash requirements necessary to service interest or principal payments on indebtedness that the Company may incur in the future;
 
 
·
Adjusted EBITDA does not reflect income and expense items that relate to the Company’s financing and investing activities, any of which could significantly affect the Company’s results of operations or be a significant use of cash;
 
 
·
Adjusted EBITDA and non-GAAP net income (loss) do not reflect costs or expenses associated with accounting for business combinations;
 
 
·
Adjusted EBITDA does not reflect certain tax payments that may represent a reduction in cash available to the Company; and
 
 
·
Other companies, including companies in the same industry, calculate Adjusted EBITDA and non-GAAP net income (loss) measures differently, which reduces their usefulness as a comparative measure.
 
Adjusted EBITDA is not intended to replace operating income (loss), net income (loss) and other measures of financial performance reported in accordance with GAAP. Rather, Adjusted EBITDA is a measure of operating performance that may be considered in addition to those measures. Because of these limitations, Adjusted EBITDA should not be considered as a measure of discretionary cash available to the Company to invest in the growth of the business.
 
Underclassmen Expense is a number the Company calculates to approximate its investment in Underclassmen and is comprised of the selling and marketing expenses allocated to Underclassmen during a reporting period. The amount includes the direct salaries and allocated benefits of the Underclassmen (excluding commissions), training and sales organization expenses including depreciation allocated based on relative headcount and marketing expenses allocated based on relative revenue. While management believes that Underclassmen Expense provides useful information regarding the Company’s approximated investment in Underclassmen, the methodology used to arrive at the estimated Underclassmen Expense was developed internally by the Company, is not a concept or method recognized by GAAP and other companies may use different methodologies to calculate or approximate measures similar to Underclassmen Expense. Accordingly, the calculation of Underclassmen Expense may not be comparable to similar measures used by other companies. Management refers to sales through its sales force of Internet Marketing Consultants as its Direct Local channel.  As the sale to agencies, resellers and national brands involves negotiations with businesses that generally represent an aggregated group of SMB advertisers, management groups them together as the National Brands, Agencies and Resellers (NBAR) channel.
 
 
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Active Advertisers is a number the Company calculates to approximate the number of clients directly served through the Company’s Direct Local channel as well as clients served through the Company’s National Brands, Agencies and Resellers channel. The Company calculates Active Advertisers by adjusting the number of Active Campaigns to combine clients with more than one Active Campaign as a single Active Advertiser. Clients with more than one location are generally reflected as multiple Active Advertisers. Because this number includes clients served through the National Brands, Agencies and Resellers channel, Active Advertisers includes entities with which the Company does not have a direct client relationship. Numbers are rounded to the nearest hundred.
 
Active Campaigns is a number the Company calculates to approximate the number of individual products or services the Company is managing under contract for Active Advertisers. For example, if the Company is performing both ReachSearch and ReachDisplay campaigns for a client, the Company considers that two Active Campaigns. Similarly, if a client purchased ReachSearch campaigns for two different products or purposes, the Company considers that two Active Campaigns. Numbers are rounded to the nearest hundred.
 
Caution Concerning Forward-Looking Statements
 
Statements in this press release regarding the Company’s guidance for future periods and the quotes from management constitute “forward-looking” statements within the meaning of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.  These statements reflect the Company’s current views about future events and involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors that may cause our actual results, levels of activity, performance or achievement to materially differ from those expressed or implied by the forward-looking statements.  Actual events or results could differ materially from those expressed or implied by these forward-looking statements as a result of various factors, including:  (i) the Company’s ability to purchase media and receive rebates from Google, Yahoo! and Microsoft under commercially reasonable terms; (ii) the Company’s ability to recruit, train and retain its Internet Marketing Consultants; (iii) the Company’s ability to attract and retain customers; (iv) the Company’s ability to successfully enter new markets and manage its international expansion; (v) the Company’s ability to successfully develop and offer new products and services in the highly competitive online advertising industry; (vi) the impact of worldwide economic conditions, including the resulting effect on advertising budgets; and (vii) our ability to comply with government regulation affecting our business, including regulations or policies governing consumer privacy.  More information about these factors and other potential factors that could affect the Company's business and financial results is contained in its Annual Report on Form 10-K, Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q, and Current Reports on Form 8-K . The Company does not intend, and undertakes no duty, to update this information to reflect future events or circumstances.

About ReachLocal, Inc.
ReachLocal, Inc.’s (NASDAQ:RLOC) mission is to help small- and medium-sized businesses (SMBs) acquire, maintain and retain customers via the Internet. ReachLocal offers a comprehensive suite of online marketing solutions, including search engine marketing (ReachSearch™), Web presence (ReachCast™), display advertising (ReachDisplay™) and remarketing, online marketing analytics (TotalTrack®), and our out-of-the-box assisted chat service (TotalLiveChat™), each targeted to the SMB market. ReachLocal delivers this suite of services to SMBs through a combination of its proprietary technology platform and its direct, “feet-on-the-street” sales force of Internet Marketing Consultants and select third party agencies and resellers. Bizzy™, a personalized local business recommendation engine, and DealOn™, a deal commerce company, are wholly owned subsidiaries of ReachLocal. ReachLocal is headquartered in Woodland Hills, CA, with offices throughout North America and in Australia, the United Kingdom and Germany.
 
 

 
Investor Relations:
Media Contact:
Alex Wellins
David Glaubke
The Blueshirt Group
Director of Corporate Communications
(415) 217-5861
ReachLocal, Inc.
alex@blueshirtgroup.com
(818) 936-9908
 
dglaubke@reachlocal.com
 
 
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REACHLOCAL, INC.
UNAUDITED BALANCE SHEETS
(in thousands, except per share data)
             
   
June 30,
   
December 31,
 
   
2011
   
2010
 
Assets
           
Current assets:
           
Cash and cash equivalents
  85,423     $ 79,906  
Short-term investments
    8,212       8,208  
Accounts receivable, net
    3,105       3,295  
Prepaid expenses and other current assets
    1,915       2,376  
Total current assets
    98,655       93,785  
                 
Property and equipment, net
    8,163       6,710  
Capitalized software development costs, net
    13,110       10,803  
Restricted certificates of deposit
    1,035       801  
Intangible assets, net
    3,894       2,963  
Other assets
    1,260       1,400  
Goodwill
    41,766       34,118  
Total assets
  167,883     $ 150,580  
                 
Liabilities and Stockholders’ Equity
               
                 
Current Liabilities:
               
Accounts payable
  28,714     $ 27,471  
Accrued expenses
    17,153       14,234  
Deferred payment obligations
    1,579       530  
Deferred revenue and other liabilities
    28,169       24,656  
Total current liabilities
    75,615       66,891  
                 
Deferred rent and deferred payment obligations
    2,724       1,673  
Total liabilities
    78,339       68,564  
                 
Stockholders’ Equity:
               
Common stock
    -       -  
Receivable from stockholder
    (87 )     (87 )
Additional paid-in capital
    109,943       98,140  
Accumulated deficit
    (20,440 )     (16,044 )
Accumulated other comprehensive loss
    128       7  
Total stockholders’ equity
    89,544       82,016  
Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity
  167,883     $ 150,580  
 
 
 

 
 
REACHLOCAL, INC.
UNAUDITED STATEMENT OF OPERATIONS
(in thousands, except per share data)
                         
   
Three Months  Ended
   
Six Months  Ended
 
   
June 30,
   
June 30,
 
   
2011
   
2010
   
2011
   
2010
 
                         
Revenue
  $ 92,752     $ 70,362     $ 176,810     $ 133,988  
Cost of revenue
    46,598       38,447       91,098       73,286  
Operating expenses:
                               
Selling and marketing
    34,716       26,341       67,135       50,281  
Product and technology
    4,005       2,522       7,544       4,866  
General and administrative
    8,572       5,618       15,649       11,003  
Total operating expenses
    47,293       34,481       90,328       66,150  
Loss from operations
    (1,139 )     (2,566 )     (4,616 )     (5,448 )
Other income (expense), net
    221       265       417       255  
Loss before provision for income taxes
    (918 )     (2,301 )     (4,199 )     (5,193 )
Provision (benefit) for income taxes
    31       93       197       (545 )
Net loss
  $ (949 )   $ (2,394 )   $ (4,396 )   $ (4,648 )
Net loss per share available to common stockholders
                               
Basic
  $ (0.03 )   $ (0.09 )   $ (0.15 )   $ (0.19 )
Diluted
  $ (0.03 )   $ (0.09 )   $ (0.15 )   $ (0.19 )
Weighted average common shares used in computation of net loss per share (5)
                 
Basic
    29,043       25,621       28,752       24,651  
Diluted
    29,043       25,621       28,752       24,651  
                                 
Stock-based compensation, net of capitalization, and depreciation and amortization included in above line items:
 
                                 
Stock-based compensation:
                               
Cost of revenue
  $ 65     $ 70     $ 116     $ 161  
Selling and marketing
    382       260       760       441  
Product and technology
    342       259       600       523  
General and administrative
    1,480       811       2,571       1,360  
    $ 2,269     $ 1,400     $ 4,047     $ 2,485  
                                 
Depreciation and amortization:
                               
Cost of revenue
  $ 201     $ 98     $ 357     $ 170  
Selling and marketing
    347       249       677       494  
Product and technology
    1,964       838       3,659       1,508  
General and administrative
    314       262       612       509  
    $ 2,826     $ 1,447     $ 5,305     $ 2,681  
 
 
 

 
 
REACHLOCAL, INC.
UNAUDITED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
(in thousands, except per share data)
   
Six Months Ended June 30,
 
             
   
2011
   
2010
 
Cash flow from operating activities:
           
Net loss
  $ (4,396 )   $ (4,648 )
Adjustments to reconcile net loss to net cash provided by operating activities:
               
Depreciation and amortization
    5,305       2,681  
Stock-based compensation, net
    4,047       2,485  
Provision for doubtful accounts
    111       46  
Provision for deferred income taxes
    -       (702 )
Accrual of interest on deferred payment obligations
    15       (55 )
Changes in operating assets and liabilities:
               
Accounts receivable
    189       (573 )
Prepaid expenses and other current assets
    240       (492 )
Other assets
    153       (69 )
Accounts payable and accrued liabilities
    3,662       5,985  
Deferred revenue and deferred payment obligations
    3,538       4,827  
Net cash provided by operating activities
    12,864       9,485  
                 
Cash flow from investing activities:
               
Additions to property, equipment and software
    (6,812 )     (4,166 )
Purchase of DealOn, net of acquired cash
    (5,793 )     -  
Purchase of SMB:LIVE, net of acquired cash
    -       (2,753 )
Payment of deferred obligations
    (165 )     (5,853 )
Purchases of certificates of deposit
    (57 )     -  
Purchases of short term investments
    (85 )     (24 )
Net cash used in investing activities
    (12,912 )     (12,796 )
                 
Cash flow from financing activities:
               
Proceeds from exercise of stock options
    4,909       171  
Proceeds from initial public offering
    -       47,648  
Deferred offering costs
    -       (3,816 )
Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities
    4,909       44,003  
                 
Effect of exchange rates on cash
    656       (292 )
                 
Net change in cash and cash equivalents
    5,517       40,400  
Cash and cash equivalents—beginning of period
    79,906       35,379  
                 
Cash and cash equivalents—end of period
  $ 85,423     $ 75,779  
 
 
 

 
 
   
Three Months Ended
   
Six Months  Ended
 
   
June 30,
   
June 30,
 
   
2011
   
2010
   
2011
   
2010
 
Reconciliation of Adjusted EBITDA to Loss from operations
                       
(in thousands)
                       
Loss from operations
  $ (1,139 )   $ (2,566 )   $ (4,616 )   $ (5,448 )
Add:
                               
Depreciation and amortization
    2,826       1,447       5,305       2,681  
Stock-based compensation, net
    2,269       1,400       4,047       2,485  
Acquisition and integration costs
    106       174       520       509  
Adjusted EBITDA (1)
  $ 4,062     $ 455     $ 5,256     $ 227  
                                 
Underclassmen Expense (2)
  $ 10,728     $ 8,679     $ 21,124     $ 16,485  
 
 
 
 

 
 
REACHLOCAL, Inc.
Reconciliation of GAAP to Non-GAAP Operating Results for Three Months Ended June 30, 2011 and 2010
(in thousands, except per share amounts)
                                                 
                                                 
   
Three Months Ended June 30, 2011
   
Three Months Ended June 30, 2010
 
         
Adjustments:
               
Adjustments:
       
   
GAAP
Operating
Results
“As Reported”
   
Stock-based
Compensation
Related
Expense (3)
   
Acquisition
Related
Costs (4)
   
Non-GAAP
Operating
Results
   
GAAP
Operating
Results
“As Reported”
   
Stock-based
Compensation
Related
Expense (3)
   
Acquisition
Related
Costs (4)
   
Non-GAAP
Operating
Results
 
Revenue
  $92,752     -     -     $92,752     $70,362                 $70,362  
                                                 
Cost of revenue
  46,598     (65 )   (144 )   46,389     38,447     (70 )   -     38,377  
                                                 
Operating expenses:
                                               
    Sales and marketing
  34,716     (382 )   -     34,334     26,341     (260 )   (3 )   26,078  
    Product and technology
  4,005     (725 )   (416 )   2,864     2,522     (308 )   (341 )   1,873  
    General and administrative
  8,572     (1,480 )   (225 )   6,867     5,618     (811 )   (214 )   4,593  
          Total Operating expenses
  47,293     (2,587 )   (641 )   44,065     34,481     (1,379 )   (558 )   32,544  
Income (Loss) from operations
  (1,139 )   2,652     785     2,298     (2,566 )   1,449     558     (559 )
     Other income, net
  221     -     14     235     265     -     -     265  
Income (Loss) before provision for income taxes
  (918 )   2,652     799     2,533     (2,301 )   1,449     558     (294 )
    Provision for income tax
  31     -     -     31     93     -     -     93  
Net Income (Loss)
  $(949 )   2,652     799     $2,502     $(2,394 )   1,449     558     $(387 )
                                                 
Net income (loss) per share
                                               
    Basic
  $(0.03 )               $0.09     $(0.09 )               $(0.02 )
    Diluted
  $(0.03 )               $0.08     $(0.09 )               $(0.02 )
                                                 
Weighted average shares outstanding (5)
                                           
    Basic
  29,043                 29,043     25,621                 25,621  
    Diluted
  29,043                 31,289     25,621                 25,621  
 
 
 

 
 
REACHLOCAL, Inc.
Reconciliation of GAAP to Non-GAAP Operating Results for Six Months Ended June 30, 2011 and 2010
(in thousands, except per share amounts)
                                                 
                                                 
   
Six Months Ended June 30, 2011
   
Six Months Ended June 30, 2010
 
         
Adjustments:
               
Adjustments:
       
   
GAAP Operating
Results
“As Reported”
   
Stock-based
Compensation
Related
Expense (3)
   
Acquisition
Related
Costs (4)
   
Non-GAAP
Operating
Results
   
GAAP Operating
Results
“As Reported”
   
Stock-based
Compensation
Related
Expense (3)
   
Acquisition
Related
Costs (4)
   
Non-GAAP
Operating
Results
 
Revenue
  $176,810     -     -     $176,810     $133,988     -     -     $133,988  
                                                 
Cost of revenue
  91,098     (116 )   (144 )   90,838     73,286     (161 )   -     73,125  
                                                 
Operating expenses:
                                               
    Sales and marketing
  67,135     (760 )   -     66,375     50,281     (441 )   (7 )   49,833  
    Product and technology
  7,544     (1,274 )   (730 )   5,540     4,866     (621 )   (472 )   3,773  
    General and administrative
  15,649     (2,571 )   (795 )   12,283     11,003     (1,360 )   (670 )   8,973  
          Total Operating expenses
  90,328     (4,605 )   (1,525 )   84,198     66,150     (2,422 )   (1,149 )   62,579  
Income (Loss) from operations
  (4,616 )   4,721     1,669     1,774     (5,448 )   2,583     1,149     (1,716 )
     Other income, net
  417     -     14     431     255     -     -     255  
Income (Loss) before provision for income taxes
  (4,199 )   4,721     1,683     2,205     (5,193 )   2,583     1,149     (1,461 )
    Provision (benefit) for income tax
  197     -     -     197     (545 )   -     701     156  
Net Income (Loss)
  $(4,396 )   4,721     1,683     $2,008     $(4,648 )   2,583     448     $(1,617 )
                                                 
Net income (loss) per share
                                               
    Basic
  $(0.15 )               $0.07     $(0.19 )               $(0.07 )
    Diluted
  $(0.15 )               $0.06     $(0.19 )               $(0.07 )
                                                 
Weighted average shares outstanding (5)
                                           
    Basic
  28,752                 28,752     24,651                 24,651  
    Diluted
  28,752                 31,365     24,651                 24,651  
 
 
 

 
 
Footnotes
 
(1) Adjusted EBITDA is defined as net income (loss) before interest, income taxes, depreciation and amortization expenses and excluding, when applicable, non-cash stock-based compensation, the effects of accounting for business combinations and amounts included in other non-operating income or expense.
 
(2) Underclassmen Expense is a number the Company calculates to approximate its investment in Underclassmen and is comprised of the selling and marketing expenses allocated to Underclassmen during a reporting period. The amount includes the direct salaries and allocated benefits of the Underclassmen (excluding commissions), training and sales organization expenses including depreciation allocated based on relative headcount and marketing expenses allocated based on relative revenue.
 
(3) Stock-based Compensation Related Expense:  Includes stock-based compensation expense and the related adjustment to amortization of capitalized software development costs.
 
(4) Acquisition Related Costs:  Acquisition related costs, including the amortization of acquired intangibles and the deferred cash consideration for the SMB:Live and DealOn acquisitions, are excluded from the Non-GAAP operating results as these are non-recurring charges which the Company would not have incurred as part of continuing operations.
 
(5) Weighted average shares outstanding:  The weighted average shares outstanding prior to the initial public offering date of May 19, 2010 have been retroactively adjusted to reflect the conversion of the Company's preferred stock into common stock.  The periods after the initial public offering reflect the actual shares outstanding.