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Exhibit 99.1

 

 

IAC REPORTS Q3 RESULTS

 

IAC declares quarterly cash dividend of $0.12 per share

 

 NEW YORK— November 3, 2011—IAC (Nasdaq: IACI) released third quarter 2011 results today.

 

SUMMARY RESULTS

$ in millions (except per share amounts)

 

 

 

Q3 2011

 

Q3 2010

 

Growth

 

Revenue

 

$

516.9

 

$

413.0

 

25

%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Operating Income Before Amortization

 

74.2

 

57.0

 

30

%

Adjusted Net Income

 

54.7

 

35.5

 

54

%

Adjusted EPS

 

0.56

 

0.33

 

71

%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Operating Income

 

46.7

 

37.7

 

24

%

Net Income

 

65.0

 

17.5

 

271

%

GAAP Diluted EPS

 

0.69

 

0.16

 

321

%

 

See reconciliation of GAAP to non-GAAP measures beginning on page 10.

 

·           Revenue and Operating Income Before Amortization grew at a strong double digit pace for the 7th consecutive quarter.   Excluding the effects of the Meetic transaction and the planned exit from our direct sponsored listings business, Operating Income Before Amortization grew 48% to $84.6 million.

 

·           Free Cash Flow for the nine months ended September 30, 2011 was $242.2 million, up 34% over the prior year, while cash flow from operating activities attributable to continuing operations was $269.6 million, up 30% over the prior year.

 

·           IAC repurchased 3.6 million shares of common stock between July 23, 2011 and October 28, 2011 at an average price of $38.77 per share, or $139.0 million in aggregate.

 

·            IAC declares quarterly cash dividend of $0.12 per share.

 

“I think it’s an outdated and somewhat inane concept that high growth companies shouldn’t pay dividends,” said IAC’s Chairman and Senior Executive, Barry Diller.  “We’ve been growing our earnings consistently, have substantially no debt, and large reserves of cash.  We should be and are committed to investing in our businesses wherever prudent, and returning a portion of the balance to our shareholders, in continued opportunistic purchases of the stock (we’ve bought in 42% of the Company’s shares over the last 3 years) and now, in paying a quarterly dividend.”

 

·           The Meetic transaction had a number of effects which impacted net income and GAAP EPS and some of which also impacted Adjusted Net Income and Adjusted EPS.  The net impact of these effects were:

 

·                  Net income and GAAP EPS benefited by $25.2 million and $0.27 per share, respectively, inclusive of certain tax effects described on page 4; and

 

·                  Adjusted Net Income and Adjusted EPS were negatively impacted by $6.7 million and $0.07 per share, respectively.

 

·            The planned exit from our direct sponsored listings business negatively impacted net income and GAAP EPS by $3.3 million and $0.04 per share, respectively, and Adjusted Net Income and Adjusted EPS by $3.0 million and $0.03 per share, respectively.

 

SEE IMPORTANT NOTES AT END OF THIS DOCUMENT

 

1



 

DISCUSSION OF FINANCIAL AND OPERATING RESULTS

 

 

 

Q3 2011

 

Q3 2010

 

Growth

 

 

 

$ in millions

 

Revenue

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Search

 

$

273.3

 

$

205.1

 

33

%

Match

 

132.3

 

106.2

 

25

%

ServiceMagic

 

55.1

 

48.4

 

14

%

Media & Other

 

56.4

 

54.0

 

4

%

Intercompany Elimination

 

(0.2

)

(0.7

)

68

%

 

 

$

516.9

 

$

413.0

 

25

%

Operating Income Before Amortization

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Search

 

$

45.8

 

$

29.3

 

57

%

Match

 

40.2

 

39.4

 

2

%

ServiceMagic

 

7.4

 

6.7

 

11

%

Media & Other

 

(3.2

)

(2.2

)

-49

%

Corporate

 

(16.1

)

(16.1

)

0

%

 

 

$

74.2

 

$

57.0

 

30

%

Operating Income (Loss)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Search

 

$

45.0

 

$

28.9

 

56

%

Match

 

36.7

 

38.1

 

-4

%

ServiceMagic

 

7.0

 

6.2

 

13

%

Media & Other

 

(3.7

)

(2.8

)

-32

%

Corporate

 

(38.3

)

(32.7

)

-17

%

 

 

$

46.7

 

$

37.7

 

24

%

 

Search

 

Search includes Mindspark, our digital consumer products business consisting of our B2C operations, through which we develop, market and distribute downloadable applications, and our B2B operations, which provide customized browser-based applications for software and media companies; destination websites, including Ask.com and Dictionary.com, through which we provide search and additional services; and CityGrid Media, an online media company that aggregates and integrates local content and ads and distributes them to publishers across web and mobile platforms.

 

Search revenue reflects strong growth from Mindspark’s B2B operations and destination websites as well as growth from Mindspark’s B2C operations and CityGrid Media.  The revenue growth in B2B was driven by increased contribution from both existing and new partners. The increase in B2C revenue was driven primarily by new products launched since the year ago period.  The revenue growth in destination websites reflects increased and more efficient marketing efforts as well as improved monetization. The increase in revenue at CityGrid Media primarily reflects growth from existing resellers and increased display advertising.  Profits were favorably impacted by higher revenue and operating expense leverage, partially offset by higher cost of acquisition as a percentage of revenue and the write-off of $4.9 million in capitalized software costs associated with the planned exit from our direct sponsored listings business.

 

SEE IMPORTANT NOTES AT END OF THIS DOCUMENT

 

2



 

Match

 

Core(1) revenue increased 15% to $102.5 million driven by increases in subscribers.  Developing(2) revenue increased 8% to $18.7 million primarily due to revenue from OkCupid, which was not in the year ago period, partially offset by lower subscription revenue from Singlesnet as we continued to reduce the marketing of this service.  Core and Developing revenue collectively increased by 14% to $121.2 million.  Meetic(3), consolidated beginning September 1, 2011, had revenue of $11.1 million which was negatively impacted by the write-off of $9.6 million of deferred revenue in connection with its acquisition.

 

Operating Income Before Amortization, excluding Meetic’s results and the associated $2.5 million in transaction fees, increased by 16% to $45.8 million.  Operating Income Before Amortization was favorably impacted by higher revenue and lower customer acquisition costs as a percentage of revenue, partially offset by higher operating expense as a percentage of revenue.  Losses at Meetic were the result of the write-off of $9.6 million of deferred revenue.  Operating income in 2011 reflects an increase of $1.9 million in amortization of intangibles and $0.4 million in non-cash compensation expense, both due to the Meetic acquisition.

 

ServiceMagic

 

ServiceMagic revenue benefited from growth in both its domestic and international operations.  Domestically, revenue growth reflects a 9% increase in accepted service requests, which was driven by a 15% increase in service requests.  ServiceMagic International revenue growth reflects a 44% increase in accepted service requests, which was driven by a 43% increase in service requests and a 33% increase in service professionals.  Profits were favorably impacted by the higher overall revenue and reduced losses internationally, partially offset by higher domestic marketing expense as a percentage of revenue.

 

Media & Other

 

Media & Other includes Electus, CollegeHumor, Notional, Vimeo, Pronto, Shoebuy, Proust and Hatch Labs.  The increase in revenue primarily reflects growth at Shoebuy, Electus, Vimeo and CollegeHumor, partially offset by a decline at Pronto.  Losses reflect lower revenue at Pronto, increased operating expenses at Electus, and Hatch Labs start up costs, which were not in the year ago period.  Operating loss in 2010 included losses related to The Daily Beast, which, following the formation of the joint venture with Harman Newsweek on January 31, 2011, has been accounted for as an equity method investment.

 


Note 1:        Match Core consists of Match.com in the United States, Chemistry.com and People Media.

Note 2:        Match Developing consists of OkCupid, Singlesnet, mobile-only products and non-Meetic international operations.

Note 3:        Meetic consists of the publicly traded personals company Meetic S.A., which operates principally in Europe.

 

SEE IMPORTANT NOTES AT END OF THIS DOCUMENT

 

3



 

Corporate

 

Operating loss in 2011 was impacted by an increase in non-cash compensation expense of $5.6 million, which is primarily due to the expense related to equity grants issued subsequent to the third quarter of 2010, the reassessment made in the fourth quarter of 2010 of the number of performance based restricted stock units that will ultimately vest and the acceleration of certain equity awards during the third quarter of 2011.

 

OTHER ITEMS

 

Equity in losses of unconsolidated affiliates in Q3 2011 includes a loss of $11.7 million related to marking down the carrying value of our previous 27% investment in Meetic to fair value (i.e., the tender offer price of €15.00 per share) upon achieving control.  Equity in losses of unconsolidated affiliates in Q3 2011 also includes the losses from our investment in The Newsweek/Daily Beast Company partially offset by earnings from our investment in Meetic through August 31, 2011.  Other income in Q3 2011 includes a foreign currency exchange gain of $3.3 million related to the funds that were held in escrow for the Meetic tender offer.

 

In Q3 2011, there was an income tax benefit of $32.0 million for continuing operations despite pre-tax income of $36.0 million. The Q3 2011 income tax benefit reflects the reversal of a previously established deferred tax liability of $43.6 million associated with our investment in Meetic, partially offset by the nondeductible mark-to-market loss on our investment in Meetic of $11.7 million.  The effective tax rate for Adjusted Net Income in Q3 2011 was 28%. The effective tax rate for Adjusted Net Income in Q3 2011 was lower than the statutory rate of 35% due principally to foreign income taxed at lower rates, partially offset by state taxes.  The effective tax rates for continuing operations and Adjusted Net Income in Q3 2010 were 41% and 37%, respectively.  The effective tax rate for continuing operations was higher than the statutory rate of 35% due principally to state taxes and interest on tax reserves, partially offset by the reversal of a valuation allowance on the deferred tax asset related to an unconsolidated affiliate and foreign income taxed at lower rates.  The effective tax rate for Adjusted Net Income was higher than the statutory rate of 35% due principally to state taxes, partially offset by the reversal of a valuation allowance on the deferred tax asset related to an unconsolidated affiliate.

 

SEE IMPORTANT NOTES AT END OF THIS DOCUMENT

 

4



 

LIQUIDITY AND CAPITAL RESOURCES

 

During Q3 2011, IAC repurchased 6.0 million common shares at an average price of $38.41 per share.  As of September 30, 2011, IAC had 82.0 million common and class B common shares outstanding.  IAC may purchase shares over an indefinite period of time on the open market and in privately negotiated transactions, depending on those factors IAC management deems relevant at any particular time, including, without limitation, market conditions, share price and future outlook.  As of October 28, 2011, the Company had 11.4 million shares remaining in its stock repurchase authorization.

 

IAC’s Board of Directors declared a regular quarterly cash dividend of $0.12 per share of common and Class B common stock outstanding to be paid to stockholders of record as of the close of business on November 15, 2011, with a payment date of December 1, 2011.  Future declarations of dividends are subject to the determination of IAC’s Board of Directors. Based on our current shares outstanding, we estimate the total payment for this quarterly dividend will be approximately $9.8 million.

 

As of September 30, 2011, IAC had $865.0 million in cash, cash equivalents and marketable securities and $95.8 million in long-term debt.

 

OPERATING METRICS

 

 

 

Q3 2011

 

Q3 2010

 

Growth

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

SEARCH

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Revenue by traffic source (a)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Proprietary

 

72

%

69

%

 

 

Network

 

28

%

31

%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

MATCH

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Paid Subscribers (000s)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Core

 

1,660

 

1,484

 

12

%

Developing

 

291

 

334

 

-13

%

Meetic

 

797

 

 

NM

 

Total Paid Subscribers

 

2,748

 

1,818

 

51

%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

SERVICEMAGIC

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Domestic Service Requests (000s) (b)

 

1,727

 

1,506

 

15

%

Domestic Accepts (000s) (c)

 

2,232

 

2,043

 

9

%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

International Service Requests (000s) (b)

 

178

 

124

 

43

%

International Accepts (000s) (c)

 

201

 

140

 

44

%

 


(a)

Proprietary includes B2C operations and destination websites. Network includes B2B operations, distributed search and sponsored listings.

(b)

Fully completed and submitted customer service requests on ServiceMagic.

(c)

The number of times service requests are accepted by service professionals. A service request can be transmitted to and accepted by more than one service professional.

 

SEE IMPORTANT NOTES AT END OF THIS DOCUMENT

 

5



 

DILUTIVE SECURITIES

 

IAC has various tranches of dilutive securities.  The table below details these securities as well as potential dilution at various stock prices (shares in millions, rounding differences may occur).

 

 

 

 

 

Avg.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Strike /

 

As of

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Shares

 

Conversion

 

10/28/11

 

Dilution at:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Share Price

 

 

 

 

 

$

41.04

 

$

45.00

 

$

50.00

 

$

55.00

 

$

60.00

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Absolute Shares as of 10/28/11

 

82.0

 

 

 

82.0

 

82.0

 

82.0

 

82.0

 

82.0

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

RSUs and Other

 

6.0

 

 

 

5.9

 

5.8

 

5.6

 

5.4

 

5.3

 

Options

 

11.7

 

$

24.29

 

4.8

 

5.4

 

6.0

 

6.5

 

7.0

 

Warrants

 

18.3

 

$

28.07

 

5.8

 

6.9

 

8.0

 

9.0

 

9.7

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total Dilution

 

 

 

 

 

16.5

 

18.0

 

19.6

 

21.0

 

22.0

 

% Dilution

 

 

 

 

 

16.8

%

18.0

%

19.3

%

20.3

%

21.2

%

Total Diluted Shares Outstanding

 

 

 

 

 

98.6

 

100.1

 

101.7

 

103.0

 

104.1

 

 

CONFERENCE CALL

 

IAC will audiocast its conference call with investors and analysts discussing the Company’s Q3 financial results on Thursday, November 3, 2011 at 11:00 a.m. Eastern Time (ET). This call will include the disclosure of certain information, including forward-looking information, which may be material to an investor’s understanding of IAC’s business.  The live audiocast is open to the public at www.iac.com/investors.

 

SEE IMPORTANT NOTES AT END OF THIS DOCUMENT

 

6



 

GAAP FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

 

IAC CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF OPERATIONS

(unaudited; $ in thousands except per share amounts)

 

 

 

Three Months Ended September 30,

 

Nine Months Ended September 30,

 

 

 

2011

 

2010

 

2011

 

2010

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Revenue

 

$

516,884

 

$

412,966

 

$

1,462,501

 

$

1,185,388

 

Costs and expenses:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cost of revenue (exclusive of depreciation shown separately below)

 

188,642

 

147,933

 

542,832

 

419,720

 

Selling and marketing expense

 

153,296

 

118,800

 

426,764

 

367,487

 

General and administrative expense

 

84,628

 

74,757

 

241,472

 

223,638

 

Product development expense

 

21,556

 

16,892

 

56,558

 

46,053

 

Depreciation

 

17,484

 

14,598

 

43,373

 

47,016

 

Amortization of intangibles

 

4,538

 

2,302

 

9,195

 

10,232

 

Total costs and expenses

 

470,144

 

375,282

 

1,320,194

 

1,114,146

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Operating income

 

46,740

 

37,684

 

142,307

 

71,242

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Equity in losses of unconsolidated affiliates

 

(15,078

)

(547

)

(25,677

)

(27,162

)

Other income, net

 

4,308

 

819

 

10,697

 

6,158

 

Earnings from continuing operations before income taxes

 

35,970

 

37,956

 

127,327

 

50,238

 

Income tax benefit (provision)

 

32,003

 

(15,516

)

6,444

 

(26,974

)

Earnings from continuing operations

 

67,973

 

22,440

 

133,771

 

23,264

 

Loss from discontinued operations, net of tax

 

(3,922

)

(4,795

)

(8,358

)

(12,108

)

Net earnings

 

64,051

 

17,645

 

125,413

 

11,156

 

Net loss (earnings) attributable to noncontrolling interests

 

922

 

(136

)

54

 

1,239

 

Net earnings attributable to IAC shareholders

 

$

64,973

 

$

17,509

 

$

125,467

 

$

12,395

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Per share information attributable to IAC shareholders:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Basic earnings per share from continuing operations

 

$

0.81

 

$

0.22

 

$

1.52

 

$

0.22

 

Diluted earnings per share from continuing operations

 

$

0.73

 

$

0.21

 

$

1.41

 

$

0.22

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Basic earnings per share

 

$

0.77

 

$

0.17

 

$

1.43

 

$

0.11

 

Diluted earnings per share

 

$

0.69

 

$

0.16

 

$

1.32

 

$

0.11

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Non-cash compensation expense by function:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cost of revenue

 

$

1,449

 

$

1,113

 

$

3,682

 

$

3,065

 

Selling and marketing expense

 

1,241

 

889

 

3,476

 

2,843

 

General and administrative expense

 

18,118

 

13,629

 

53,444

 

49,448

 

Product development expense

 

2,077

 

1,427

 

5,451

 

4,295

 

Total non-cash compensation expense

 

$

22,885

 

$

17,058

 

$

66,053

 

$

59,651

 

 

SEE IMPORTANT NOTES AT END OF THIS DOCUMENT

 

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IAC CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEET

($ in thousands)

 

 

 

September 30,

 

December 31,

 

 

 

2011

 

2010

 

 

 

(unaudited)

 

(audited)

 

ASSETS

 

 

 

 

 

Cash and cash equivalents

 

$

679,311

 

$

742,099

 

Marketable securities

 

185,681

 

563,997

 

Accounts receivable, net

 

154,401

 

119,581

 

Other current assets

 

104,748

 

118,308

 

Total current assets

 

1,124,141

 

1,543,985

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Property and equipment, net

 

260,003

 

267,928

 

Goodwill

 

1,337,889

 

989,493

 

Intangible assets, net

 

398,040

 

245,044

 

Long-term investments

 

177,627

 

200,721

 

Other non-current assets

 

250,627

 

192,383

 

TOTAL ASSETS

 

$

3,548,327

 

$

3,439,554

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY

 

 

 

 

 

LIABILITIES

 

 

 

 

 

Accounts payable, trade

 

$

59,029

 

$

56,375

 

Deferred revenue

 

104,844

 

78,175

 

Accrued expenses and other current liabilities

 

329,405

 

222,323

 

Total current liabilities

 

493,278

 

356,873

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Long-term debt

 

95,844

 

95,844

 

Income taxes payable

 

467,878

 

475,685

 

Other long-term liabilities

 

71,370

 

20,350

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Redeemable noncontrolling interests

 

19,095

 

59,869

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Commitments and contingencies

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY

 

 

 

 

 

Common stock

 

230

 

226

 

Class B convertible common stock

 

16

 

16

 

Additional paid-in capital

 

11,588,762

 

11,428,749

 

Accumulated deficit

 

(526,551

)

(652,018

)

Accumulated other comprehensive income

 

12,137

 

17,546

 

Treasury stock

 

(8,768,096

)

(8,363,586

)

Total IAC shareholders’ equity

 

2,306,498

 

2,430,933

 

Noncontrolling interests

 

94,364

 

 

Total shareholders’ equity

 

2,400,862

 

2,430,933

 

TOTAL LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY

 

$

3,548,327

 

$

3,439,554

 

 

SEE IMPORTANT NOTES AT END OF THIS DOCUMENT

 

8



 

IAC CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF CASH FLOWS

(unaudited; $ in thousands)

 

 

 

Nine Months Ended September 30,

 

 

 

2011

 

2010

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cash flows from operating activities attributable to continuing operations:

 

 

 

 

 

Net earnings

 

$

125,413

 

$

11,156

 

Less: loss from discontinued operations, net of tax

 

8,358

 

12,108

 

Earnings from continuing operations

 

133,771

 

23,264

 

Adjustments to reconcile earnings from continuing operations to net cash provided by operating activities attributable to continuing operations:

 

 

 

 

 

Non-cash compensation expense

 

66,053

 

59,651

 

Depreciation

 

43,373

 

47,016

 

Amortization of intangibles

 

9,195

 

10,232

 

Deferred income taxes

 

(44,548

)

6,113

 

Equity in losses of unconsolidated affiliates

 

25,677

 

27,162

 

Gain on sales of investments

 

(1,861

)

(3,989

)

Changes in assets and liabilities, net of effects of acquisitions:

 

 

 

 

 

Accounts receivable

 

(27,494

)

(18,967

)

Other current assets

 

9,005

 

(5,888

)

Accounts payable and other current liabilities

 

15,512

 

17,020

 

Income taxes payable

 

6,173

 

21,741

 

Deferred revenue

 

26,668

 

14,471

 

Other, net

 

8,042

 

10,250

 

Net cash provided by operating activities attributable to continuing operations

 

269,566

 

208,076

 

Cash flows from investing activities attributable to continuing operations:

 

 

 

 

 

Acquisitions, net of cash acquired

 

(278,469

)

(17,334

)

Capital expenditures

 

(27,346

)

(31,327

)

Proceeds from maturities and sales of marketable debt securities

 

528,170

 

607,127

 

Purchases of marketable debt securities

 

(154,718

)

(600,993

)

Proceeds from sales of investments

 

14,021

 

5,325

 

Purchases of long-term investments

 

(84,441

)

(1,630

)

Dividend received from Meetic

 

 

11,355

 

Other, net

 

(11,436

)

(127

)

Net cash used in investing activities attributable to continuing operations

 

(14,219

)

(27,604

)

Cash flows from financing activities attributable to continuing operations:

 

 

 

 

 

Purchase of treasury stock

 

(389,566

)

(537,824

)

Issuance of common stock, net of withholding taxes

 

62,045

 

13,263

 

Excess tax benefits from stock-based awards

 

22,878

 

6,551

 

Other, net

 

(3,699

)

46

 

Net cash used in financing activities attributable to continuing operations

 

(308,342

)

(517,964

)

Total cash used in continuing operations

 

(52,995

)

(337,492

)

Total cash used in discontinued operations

 

(7,379

)

(5,625

)

Effect of exchange rate changes on cash and cash equivalents

 

(2,414

)

(666

)

Net decrease in cash and cash equivalents

 

(62,788

)

(343,783

)

Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period

 

742,099

 

1,245,997

 

Cash and cash equivalents at end of period

 

$

679,311

 

$

902,214

 

 

SEE IMPORTANT NOTES AT END OF THIS DOCUMENT

 

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RECONCILIATIONS OF GAAP TO NON-GAAP MEASURES

 

IAC RECONCILIATION OF OPERATING CASH FLOW FROM CONTINUING OPERATIONS TO FREE CASH FLOW

(unaudited; $ in millions; rounding differences may occur)

 

 

 

Nine Months Ended September 30,

 

 

 

2011

 

2010

 

Net cash provided by operating activities attributable to continuing operations

 

$

269.6

 

$

208.1

 

Capital expenditures

 

(27.3

)

(31.3

)

Tax payments related to the dividend received from Meetic

 

 

3.5

 

Free Cash Flow

 

$

242.2

 

$

180.3

 

 

For the nine months ended September 30, 2011, Free Cash Flow increased by $62.0 million from the prior year period due to higher income and lower capital expenditures. The prior year period benefited from cash income tax refunds versus cash income tax payments in 2011.

 

IAC RECONCILIATION OF GAAP EPS TO ADJUSTED EPS

(unaudited; in thousands except per share amounts)

 

 

 

Three Months Ended September 30,

 

Nine Months Ended September 30,

 

 

 

2011

 

2010

 

2011

 

2010

 

Net earnings attributable to IAC shareholders

 

$

64,973

 

$

17,509

 

$

125,467

 

$

12,395

 

Non-cash compensation expense

 

22,885

 

17,058

 

66,053

 

59,651

 

Amortization of intangibles

 

4,538

 

2,302

 

9,195

 

10,232

 

Meetic mark-to-market loss

 

11,728

 

 

11,728

 

 

Decrease in the fair value of derivatives related to the Expedia spin-off

 

 

 

 

43

 

Gain on sale of VUE interests and related effects

 

1,756

 

1,760

 

5,010

 

5,243

 

Discontinued operations, net of tax

 

3,922

 

4,795

 

8,358

 

12,108

 

Impact of income taxes and noncontrolling interests

 

(55,073

)

(7,903

)

(72,667

)

(33,645

)

Adjusted Net Income

 

$

54,729

 

$

35,521

 

$

153,144

 

$

66,027

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

GAAP Basic weighted average shares outstanding

 

84,613

 

103,152

 

87,898

 

109,580

 

Options, warrants and RSUs, treasury method

 

9,129

 

3,076

 

6,992

 

3,288

 

GAAP Diluted weighted average shares outstanding

 

93,742

 

106,228

 

94,890

 

112,868

 

Options, warrants and RSUs, treasury method not included in diluted shares above

 

 

 

 

 

Impact of RSUs

 

3,621

 

2,098

 

3,451

 

2,110

 

Adjusted EPS shares outstanding

 

97,363

 

108,326

 

98,341

 

114,978

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Diluted earnings per share

 

$

0.69

 

$

0.16

 

$

1.32

 

$

0.11

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Adjusted EPS

 

$

0.56

 

$

0.33

 

$

1.56

 

$

0.57

 

 

For Adjusted EPS purposes, the impact of RSUs on shares outstanding is based on the weighted average number of RSUs outstanding as compared with shares outstanding for GAAP purposes, which includes RSUs on a treasury method basis. The weighted average number of RSUs outstanding for Adjusted EPS purposes includes the weighted average number of performance and market-based RSUs that the Company believes are probable of vesting. There are no performance-based RSUs included for GAAP purposes.

 

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IAC RECONCILIATION OF SEGMENT NON-GAAP MEASURE TO GAAP MEASURE

(unaudited; $ in millions; rounding differences may occur)

 

 

 

For the three months ended September 30, 2011

 

 

 

Operating Income
Before
Amortization

 

Non-cash
compensation
expense

 

Amortization of
intangibles

 

Operating income
(loss)

 

Search

 

$

45.8

 

$

 

$

(0.8

)

$

45.0

 

Match (a)

 

40.2

 

(0.4

)

(3.1

)

36.7

 

ServiceMagic

 

7.4

 

 

(0.4

)

7.0

 

Media & Other

 

(3.2

)

(0.3

)

(0.2

)

(3.7

)

Corporate

 

(16.1

)

(22.2

)

 

(38.3

)

Total

 

$

74.2

 

$

(22.9

)

$

(4.5

)

$

46.7

 

 


(a) Includes the results of Meetic from September 1, 2011

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Meetic

 

$

(3.0

)

$

(0.4

)

$

(2.0

)

$

(5.5

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Supplemental: Depreciation

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Search

 

$

11.2

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Match

 

2.5

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

ServiceMagic

 

1.1

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Media & Other

 

0.7

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Corporate

 

2.1

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total depreciation

 

$

17.5

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

For the three months ended September 30, 2010

 

 

 

Operating Income
Before
Amortization

 

Non-cash
compensation
expense

 

Amortization of
intangibles

 

Operating income
(loss)

 

Search

 

$

29.3

 

$

(0.1

)

$

(0.3

)

$

28.9

 

Match

 

39.4

 

 

(1.2

)

38.1

 

ServiceMagic

 

6.7

 

 

(0.5

)

6.2

 

Media & Other

 

(2.2

)

(0.4

)

(0.2

)

(2.8

)

Corporate

 

(16.1

)

(16.6

)

 

(32.7

)

Total

 

$

57.0

 

$

(17.1

)

$

(2.3

)

$

37.7

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Supplemental: Depreciation

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Search

 

$

8.2

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Match

 

2.6

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

ServiceMagic

 

1.0

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Media & Other

 

0.6

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Corporate

 

2.2

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total depreciation

 

$

14.6

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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IAC RECONCILIATION OF SEGMENT NON-GAAP MEASURE TO GAAP MEASURE

(unaudited; $ in millions; rounding differences may occur)

 

 

 

For the nine months ended September 30, 2011

 

 

 

Operating Income
Before
Amortization

 

Non-cash
compensation
expense

 

Amortization of
intangibles

 

Operating income
(loss)

 

Search

 

$

145.8

 

$

 

$

(1.4

)

$

144.4

 

Match (b)

 

107.5

 

(0.4

)

(6.0

)

101.1

 

ServiceMagic

 

20.2

 

 

(1.1

)

19.1

 

Media & Other

 

(9.7

)

(0.3

)

(0.7

)

(10.7

)

Corporate

 

(46.3

)

(65.3

)

 

(111.6

)

Total

 

$

217.6

 

$

(66.1

)

$

(9.2

)

$

142.3

 

 


(b) Includes the results of Meetic from September 1, 2011

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Meetic

 

$

(3.0

)

$

(0.4

)

$

(2.0

)

$

(5.5

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Supplemental: Depreciation

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Search

 

$

24.5

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Match

 

7.1

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

ServiceMagic

 

3.3

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Media & Other

 

2.1

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Corporate

 

6.4

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total depreciation

 

$

43.4

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

For the nine months ended September 30, 2010

 

 

 

Operating Income
Before
Amortization

 

Non-cash
compensation
expense

 

Amortization of
intangibles

 

Operating income
(loss)

 

Search

 

$

92.9

 

$

(0.3

)

$

(1.0

)

$

91.5

 

Match

 

83.3

 

0.2

 

(6.1

)

77.3

 

ServiceMagic

 

15.7

 

 

(1.3

)

14.3

 

Media & Other

 

(7.2

)

(0.7

)

(1.8

)

(9.7

)

Corporate

 

(43.5

)

(58.8

)

 

(102.3

)

Total

 

$

141.1

 

$

(59.7

)

$

(10.2

)

$

71.2

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Supplemental: Depreciation

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Search

 

$

27.3

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Match

 

8.5

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

ServiceMagic

 

3.0

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Media & Other

 

1.7

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Corporate

 

6.6

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total depreciation

 

$

47.0

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

SEE IMPORTANT NOTES AT END OF THIS DOCUMENT

 

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IAC’S PRINCIPLES OF FINANCIAL REPORTING

 

IAC reports Operating Income Before Amortization, Adjusted Net Income, Adjusted EPS and Free Cash Flow, all of which are supplemental measures to GAAP. These measures are among the primary metrics by which we evaluate the performance of our businesses, on which our internal budgets are based and by which management is compensated. We believe that investors should have access to, and we are obligated to provide, the same set of tools that we use in analyzing our results. 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. IAC endeavors to compensate for the limitations of the non-GAAP measures presented by providing the comparable GAAP measures with equal or greater prominence and descriptions of the reconciling items, including quantifying such items, to derive the non-GAAP measures. We encourage investors to examine the reconciling adjustments between the GAAP and non-GAAP measures contained in this release and which we discuss below.  Interim results are not necessarily indicative of the results that may be expected for a full year.

 

Definitions of Non-GAAP Measures

 

Operating Income Before Amortization is defined as operating income excluding, if applicable: (1) non-cash compensation expense, (2) amortization and impairment of intangibles, (3) goodwill impairment, and (4) one-time items. We believe this measure is useful to investors because it represents the consolidated operating results from IAC’s segments, taking into account depreciation, which we believe is an ongoing cost of doing business, but excluding the effects of any other non-cash expenses. Operating Income Before Amortization has certain limitations in that it does not take into account the impact to IAC’s statement of operations of certain expenses, including non-cash compensation and acquisition-related accounting.

 

Adjusted Net Income generally captures all items on the statement of operations that have been, or ultimately will be, settled in cash and is defined as net earnings attributable to IAC shareholders excluding, net of tax effects and noncontrolling interests, if applicable: (1) non-cash compensation expense, (2) amortization and impairment of intangibles, (3) goodwill impairment, (4) income or loss effects related to IAC’s former passive ownership in VUE, including the gain on sale, (5) non-cash income or expense reflecting changes in the fair value of the derivatives created in the Expedia spin-off, (6) the reversal of a deferred tax liability associated with our 27% investment in Meetic, (7) the mark-to-market loss recorded upon achieving control of Meetic, (8) one-time items, and (9) discontinued operations.  We believe Adjusted Net Income is useful to investors because it represents IAC’s consolidated results, taking into account depreciation, which we believe is an ongoing cost of doing business, as well as other charges which are not allocated to the operating businesses such as interest expense, income taxes and noncontrolling interests, but excluding the effects of any other non-cash expenses.

 

Adjusted EPS is defined as Adjusted Net Income divided by fully diluted weighted average shares outstanding for Adjusted EPS purposes.  We include dilution from options and warrants in accordance with the treasury stock method and include all restricted stock units (“RSUs”) in shares outstanding for Adjusted EPS, with performance-based RSUs included based on the number of shares that the Company believes are probable of vesting. This differs from the GAAP method for including RSUs, which treats them on a treasury method basis and with respect to performance-based RSUs only to the extent the performance criteria are met (assuming the end of the reporting period is the end of the contingency period).  Shares outstanding for Adjusted EPS purposes are therefore higher than shares outstanding for GAAP EPS purposes.  We believe Adjusted EPS is useful to investors because it represents, on a per share basis, IAC’s consolidated results, taking into account depreciation, which we believe is an ongoing cost of doing business, as well as other charges which are not allocated to the operating businesses such as interest expense, income taxes and noncontrolling interests, but excluding the effects of any other non-cash expenses. Adjusted Net Income and Adjusted EPS have the same limitations as Operating Income Before Amortization, and in addition Adjusted Net Income and Adjusted EPS do not account for IAC’s former passive ownership in VUE.  Therefore, we think it is important to evaluate these measures along with our consolidated statement of operations.

 

Free Cash Flow is defined as net cash provided by operating activities, less capital expenditures. In addition, Free Cash Flow excludes, if applicable, tax payments and refunds related to the sale of IAC’s interests in VUE, PRC and HSE, an internal restructuring and dividends that represent a return of capital due to the exclusion of the proceeds from these sales and dividends from cash provided by operating activities. We believe Free Cash Flow is useful to investors because it represents the cash that our operating businesses generate, before taking into account cash movements that are non-operational. Free Cash Flow has certain limitations in that it does not represent the total increase or decrease in the cash balance for the period, nor does it represent the residual cash flow for discretionary expenditures.  For example, it does not take into account stock repurchases.  Therefore, we think it is important to evaluate Free Cash Flow along with our consolidated statement of cash flows.

 

SEE IMPORTANT NOTES AT END OF THIS DOCUMENT

 

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IAC’S PRINCIPLES OF FINANCIAL REPORTING - continued

 

One-Time Items

 

Operating Income Before Amortization and Adjusted Net Income are presented before one-time items, if applicable. These items are truly one-time in nature and non-recurring, infrequent or unusual, and have not occurred in the past two years or are not expected to recur in the next two years, in accordance with SEC rules. GAAP results include one-time items. For the periods presented in this release, there are no adjustments for one-time items.

 

Non-Cash Expenses That Are Excluded From Our Non-GAAP Measures

 

Non-cash compensation expense consists principally of expense associated with the grants, including unvested grants assumed in acquisitions, of stock options, restricted stock units and performance-based RSUs. These expenses are not paid in cash, and we include the related shares in our fully diluted shares outstanding which, for stock options and restricted stock units, are included on a treasury method basis, and for performance-based RSUs are included on a treasury method basis once the performance conditions are met.  We view the true cost of our restricted stock units and performance-based RSUs as the dilution to our share base, and as such units are included in our shares outstanding for Adjusted EPS purposes as described above under the definition of Adjusted EPS. Upon the exercise of certain stock options and vesting of restricted stock units and performance-based RSUs, the awards are settled, at the Company’s discretion, on a net basis, with the Company remitting the required tax withholding amount from its current funds.

 

Amortization of intangibles (including impairment of intangibles, if applicable) and goodwill impairment (if applicable) are non-cash expenses relating primarily to acquisitions. At the time of an acquisition, the identifiable definite-lived intangible assets of the acquired company, such as customer lists, technology and supplier agreements, are valued and amortized over their estimated lives. Value is also assigned to acquired indefinite-lived intangible assets, which comprise trade names and trademarks, and goodwill that are not subject to amortization.  An impairment is recorded when the carrying value of an intangible asset or goodwill exceeds its fair value.  While it is likely that we will have significant intangible amortization expense as we continue to acquire companies, we believe that intangible assets represent costs incurred by the acquired company to build value prior to acquisition and the related amortization and impairment charges of intangible assets or goodwill, if applicable are not ongoing costs of doing business.

 

Income or loss effects related to IAC’s former passive ownership in VUE, including the gain on sale are excluded from Adjusted Net Income and Adjusted EPS because IAC had no operating control over VUE, which was sold for a gain in 2005, had no way to forecast this business, and did not consider the results of VUE in evaluating the performance of IAC’s businesses.

 

Non-cash income or expense reflecting changes in the fair value of the derivatives created in the Expedia spin-off was excluded from Adjusted Net Income and Adjusted EPS because the obligations underlying these derivatives, which related to the Ask Convertible Notes and certain IAC warrants, were expected to ultimately be settled in shares of IAC common stock and Expedia common stock, and not in cash.

 

Free Cash Flow

 

We look at Free Cash Flow as a measure of the strength and performance of our businesses, not for valuation purposes. In our view, applying “multiples” to Free Cash Flow is inappropriate because it is subject to timing, seasonality and one-time events. We manage our business for cash and we think it is of utmost importance to maximize cash — but our primary valuation metrics are Operating Income Before Amortization and Adjusted EPS.

 

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OTHER INFORMATION

 

Safe Harbor Statement Under the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995

 

This press release and our conference call to be held at 11:00 a.m. Eastern Time today may contain “forward -looking statements” within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. The use of words such as “anticipates,” “estimates,” “expects,” “intends,” “plans” and “believes,” among others, generally identify forward-looking statements.  These forward-looking statements include, among others, statements relating to: IAC’s future financial performance, IAC’s business prospects and strategy, anticipated trends and prospects in the industries in which IAC’s businesses operate and other similar matters. These forward-looking statements are based on management’s current expectations and assumptions about future events, which are inherently subject to uncertainties, risks and changes in circumstances that are difficult to predict.  Actual results could differ materially from those contained in these forward-looking statements for a variety of reasons, including, among others: changes in senior management at IAC and/or its businesses, changes in our relationship with, or policies implemented by, Google, adverse changes in economic conditions, either generally or in any of the markets in which IAC’s businesses operate, adverse trends in the online advertising industry or the advertising industry generally, our ability to convert visitors to our various websites into users and customers, our ability to offer new or alternative products and services in a cost-effective manner and consumer acceptance of these products and services, operational and financial risks relating to acquisitions, changes in industry standards and technology, our ability to expand successfully into international markets and regulatory changes. Certain of these and other risks and uncertainties are discussed in IAC’s filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”).  Other unknown or unpredictable factors that could also adversely affect IAC’s business, financial condition and results of operations may arise from time to time. In light of these risks and uncertainties, these forward-looking statements may not prove to be accurate. Accordingly, you should not place undue reliance on these forward-looking statements, which only reflect the views of IAC management as of the date of this press release. IAC does not undertake to update these forward-looking statements.

 

About IAC

 

IAC operates more than 50 leading and diversified Internet businesses across 30 countries... our mission is to harness the power of interactivity to make daily life easier and more productive for people all over the world. To view a full list of the companies of IAC please visit our website at www.iac.com.

 

Contact Us

 

IAC Investor Relations

Nick Stoumpas / Bridget Murphy

(212) 314-7400

 

IAC Corporate Communications

Stacy Simpson / Justine Sacco

(212) 314-7470 / (212) 314-7245

 

IAC

555 West 18th Street, New York, NY 10011  212.314.7300 Fax 212.314.7309  http://iac.com

 

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