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Orbitz Worldwide, Inc. Reports Third Quarter 2011 Results

Chicago, November 3, 2011 - Orbitz Worldwide, Inc. (NYSE: OWW) today announced results for the third quarter and nine months ended September 30, 2011.

"We had a solid quarter and the company performed well on a number of fronts," said Barney Harford, CEO of Orbitz Worldwide. "ebookers in Europe continued to generate strong results with 39 percent net revenue growth. We were encouraged by improving Orbitz and CheapTickets room night performance during the quarter and into October as compared with the year over year performance in the first half. While the private label channel lapped the launch of some new partners and partner site enhancements during the quarter, we are excited to have entered into a number of new partnerships, including one with the American Express Consumer Travel Network which will launch in the second half of 2012."
 
Three Months Ended
 
 
Nine Months Ended
 
(in thousands, except
September 30,
 
 
September 30,
 
    per share data)
2011
2010
Change(a)
 
2011
2010
Change(a)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Gross bookings
$2,850,150
$2,811,546
1
 %
 
$8,822,507
$8,819,428
 %
Net revenue
$202,924
$194,479
4
 %
 
$589,673
$575,123
3
 %
Net revenue margin(b)
7.1
%
6.9
%
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6.7
%
6.5
%
0.2 ppt

Net income
$11,233
$15,332
(27
)%
 
$9,228
$19,804
(53
)%
Basic EPS
$0.11
$0.15
(28
)%
 
$0.09
$0.20
(55
)%
Diluted EPS
$0.11
$0.15
(27
)%
 
$0.09
$0.19
(54
)%
Operating cash flow
$11,344
$8,989
26
 %
 
$113,873
$123,649
(8
)%
Capital spending
$12,276
$10,747
14
 %
 
$35,740
$27,846
28
 %
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
EBITDA(c)
$37,808
$45,341
(17
)%
 
$88,097
$112,336
(22
)%
Impairments
$0
$0
**

 
$0
$1,704
(100
)%
Other adjustments
$2,920
$2,038
43
 %
 
$8,647
$12,066
(28
)%
Adjusted EBITDA(c)
$40,728
$47,379
(14
)%
 
$96,744
$126,106
(23
)%
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

** Not meaningful.
(a)
Percentages are calculated on unrounded numbers.
(b)
Represents net revenue as a percentage of gross bookings.
(c)
Non-GAAP financial measures. Definitions of EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA and a reconciliation of these non-GAAP financial measures to the most comparable GAAP financial measure are contained in Appendix A.
 
Third Quarter 2011 Financial Highlights

The company reported net income of $11.2 million or $0.11 per diluted share for the third quarter 2011 compared with net income of $15.3 million or $0.15 per diluted share for the third quarter 2010. Adjusted EBITDA was $40.7 million for the third quarter 2011, a decrease of 14 percent year over year.

Gross Bookings and Net Revenue
Gross bookings increased one percent year over year. The increase in gross bookings was driven by higher volume for ebookers, higher air fares, higher average daily rates ("ADRs") for hotel rooms and foreign currency impacts, partially offset by lower volume for the company's domestic leisure brands. Total hotel gross bookings, comprised of hotels booked on a standalone basis and as part of a vacation package, increased eight percent year over year due primarily to ADR expansion.

Net revenue was $202.9 million for the third quarter 2011, up four percent year over year. Net revenue increased due primarily to higher hotel, vacation package, car and advertising and media revenue,

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partially offset by lower air net revenue. Total hotel net revenue, comprised of hotels booked on a standalone basis and as part of a vacation package, represented 36 percent of the company's total net revenue for the trailing twelve months ended September 30, 2011, up from 35 percent for the trailing twelve months ended September 30, 2010. Net revenue from ebookers represented 22 percent of the company's total net revenue on a trailing twelve month basis ended September 30, 2011.
 
Three Months Ended
 
 
Nine Months Ended
 
 
September 30,
 
 
September 30,
 
(in thousands)
2011
2010
Change
 
2011
2010
Change
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Gross Bookings
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
  Standalone Air
$2,026,135
$2,049,480
(1
)%
 
$6,347,929
$6,530,241
(3
)%
  Non-air
824,015

762,066

8
 %
 
2,474,578

2,289,187

8
 %
Total Gross Bookings
$2,850,150
$2,811,546
1
 %
 
$8,822,507
$8,819,428
 %
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
  Domestic
$2,250,943
$2,353,323
(4
)%
 
$7,041,608
$7,448,838
(5
)%
  International
599,207

458,223

31
 %
 
1,780,899

1,370,590

30
 %
Total Gross Bookings
$2,850,150
$2,811,546
1
 %
 
$8,822,507
$8,819,428
 %
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Net Revenue
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Standalone Air
$63,850
$65,200
(2
)%
 
$205,872
$207,688
(1
)%
Standalone Hotel
59,094

56,537

5
 %
 
159,479

152,110

5
 %
Vacation Package
32,393

30,175

7
 %
 
91,730

89,189

3
 %
Advertising and Media
14,310

12,189

17
 %
 
40,624

36,827

10
 %
Other
33,277

30,378

10
 %
 
91,968

89,309

3
 %
Total Net Revenue
$202,924
$194,479
4
 %
 
$589,673
$575,123
3
 %
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Domestic
$142,214
$148,573
(4
)%
 
$418,573
$443,878
(6
)%
International
60,710

45,906

32
 %
 
171,100

131,245

30
 %
Total Net Revenue
$202,924
$194,479
4
 %
 
$589,673
$575,123
3
 %

Standalone air net revenue was $63.9 million in the third quarter 2011, down two percent year over year. Air net revenue for the company's domestic leisure brands declined due to lower air volume, partially offset by higher net revenue per airline ticket. The lower air volume was due primarily to actions taken by certain airlines to limit the forward distribution of their fares on meta-search sites, such as Kayak, higher air fares and a fare structure change implemented by a major airline. The higher net revenue per airline ticket was due primarily to a shift in supplier mix towards airlines from which the company earns higher commissions. ebookers air net revenue increased due primarily to higher air volume.

Standalone hotel net revenue was $59.1 million in the third quarter 2011, up five percent year over year. ebookers hotel net revenue increased due to another strong quarter of standalone hotel room night growth. Hotel net revenue for the company's domestic leisure business was relatively flat. HotelClub hotel net revenue increased due to foreign currency impacts, partially offset by lower hotel volume.

Vacation package net revenue increased seven percent in the quarter to $32.4 million. ebookers vacation package net revenue increased due primarily to higher volume as a result of new product offerings and the company's marketing efforts. Vacation package net revenue for the company's domestic leisure brands decreased in the quarter due to lower vacation package volume driven largely by higher air fares and higher ADRs.

Advertising and media revenue increased 17 percent year over year to $14.3 million due primarily to strength in display revenue.

Other net revenue, which is primarily comprised of car rental, cruise, destination services, travel insurance and airline hosting revenue, increased ten percent year over year. This increase was

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due primarily to higher car revenue.

In order to provide a more comparable view of the company's operating performance across periods, Appendix A to this press release adjusts gross bookings and net revenue for currency impacts. The company has also included a schedule of trended operating metrics in Appendix B to this press release.

Operating Expenses

Cost of revenue

Cost of revenue is primarily comprised of costs to operate customer service call centers, credit card processing fees and other costs, which include customer refunds and charge-backs, hosting costs and connectivity and other processing costs.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Three Months Ended September 30,
 
$
 
%
 
 
2011
 
2010
 
Change
 
Change
 
 
(in thousands)
 
 

 
 
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

Customer service costs
 
$
13,766

 
$
13,593

 
$
173

 
1
%
Credit card processing fees
 
12,389

 
11,594

 
795

 
7
%
Other (a)
 
9,940

 
9,302

 
638

 
7
%
Total cost of revenue (a)
 
$
36,095

 
$
34,489

 
$
1,606

 
5
%
% of net revenue
 
17.8
%
 
17.7
%
 
 
 
 

(a) During the first quarter 2011, the company changed its classification of expenses for commissions to private
label partners ("affiliate commissions") from cost of revenue to marketing expense to better reflect the nature of these costs and more closely align with general industry practice. The company has reclassified affiliate commissions of $4.2 million from cost of revenue to marketing expense for the three months ended September 30, 2010 to conform to the current year presentation.

Cost of revenue for the third quarter 2011 increased 5 percent year over year due primarily to an increase in credit card processing fees driven by higher volume at ebookers and higher customer refunds and charge-backs. Cost of revenue as a percentage of net revenue for the third quarter 2011 was relatively flat year over year.

Selling, general and administrative (SG&A) expense

SG&A expense is primarily comprised of wages and benefits, contract labor costs, network communications, systems maintenance and equipment costs and other costs, which include legal, foreign currency transaction and hedging costs and other administrative costs.


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Three Months Ended September 30,
 
$
 
%
 
 
2011
 
2010
 
Change
 
Change
 
 
(in thousands)
 
 
Wages and benefits
 
$
36,291

 
$
33,725

 
$
2,566

 
8
%
Contract labor
 
7,311

 
4,968

 
2,343

 
47
%
Network communications, systems maintenance
   and equipment
 
6,765

 
6,083

 
682

 
11
%
Other
 
17,312

 
13,064

 
4,248

 
33
%
Total SG&A
 
$
67,679

 
$
57,840

 
$
9,839

 
17
%
% of net revenue
 
33.4
%
 
29.7
%
 
 
 
 

SG&A expense for the third quarter 2011 increased 17 percent year over year due primarily to higher staffing levels and use of contract labor required to support the company's strategic initiatives, such as the remaining platform migrations. In addition, the company incurred higher legal costs, due to ongoing litigation and the absence of insurance reimbursements, and higher foreign currency losses.

Marketing expense

Marketing expense is primarily comprised of online marketing costs, such as search and banner advertising and affiliate commissions, and offline marketing costs, such as television, radio and print advertising.
 
 
Three Months Ended September 30,
 
$
 
%
 
 
2011
 
2010
 
Change
 
Change
 
 
(in thousands)
 
 
Marketing expense
 
$
61,351

 
$
56,809

 
$
4,542

 
8
%
% of net revenue
 
30.2
%
 
29.2
%
 
 
 
 

Marketing expense increased eight percent year over year in the third quarter 2011. Marketing expense as a percentage of net revenue increased 100 basis points to 30.2 percent for the third quarter 2011, up from 29.2 percent in the third quarter 2010. This increase was driven primarily by a mix shift towards the Company's private label distribution channel and ebookers.

Interest Expense
Orbitz Worldwide incurred net interest expense of $9.7 million in the third quarter 2011, a decline of 13 percent year over year. This decline was due primarily to a lower effective interest rate on the company's term loan and lower outstanding borrowings. In July 2011, the company entered into a floating-to-fixed interest rate swap that fixes the interest rate on $100 million of the company's term loan at an effective rate of 3.68 percent through July 2013.

At September 30, 2011, $300.0 million of the $472.2 million outstanding on the term loan had fixed interest rates through interest rate swaps. The weighted-average effective interest rate on the term loan was 3.75 percent at September 30, 2011, down from 4.28 percent at September 30, 2010. At September 30, 2011, Orbitz Worldwide was in compliance with all financial covenants and conditions of its Credit Agreement.

Cash Flow
Orbitz Worldwide reported operating cash flow of $113.9 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2011, a decline of eight percent year over year. The decline in operating cash flow was primarily

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driven by higher spending to support the company's strategic initiatives and higher legal costs, partially offset by changes in the company's working capital. The net working capital changes were primarily driven by the timing of payments received from Travelport, partially offset by changes in merchant payable balances due to lower transaction volume.

At September 30, 2011, cash and cash equivalents were $140.8 million compared with cash and cash equivalents of $139.1 million at September 30, 2010.

Operational Highlights

Consumer Brands
In August 2011, CheapTickets became the first major U.S. online travel brand to offer vacation package booking functionality via mobile, adding the capability to shop for and book a vacation package on the mobile-web version of the site, m.cheaptickets.com.
In August 2011, Orbitz launched a highly successful Facebook promotion which doubled the Orbitz fan base to over 280,000, and generated over 3.5 million bids and 130,000 wall posts.
In September 2011, ebookers launched the ebookers Hotels App for iPad, a native application that gives customers an intuitive search-and-book experience designed specifically for iPad.
In September 2011, Orbitz launched the Recommended Hotels module that displays alternate hotel recommendations to visitors on certain hotel landing pages. These recommendations are based on bookings by other consumers who viewed the same hotel.
In October 2011, Orbitz Worldwide reached another milestone in its Global Platform migration efforts, migrating HotelClub.com to the Global Platform.
In October 2011, ebookers launched "Insider Deals," a weekly members-only flash sale that offers 50 percent or more off handpicked hotels in top destinations around the world and reaches over 2 million ebookers members by email each week.
Orbitz Worldwide was ranked #12 on the Internet Retailer's list of Top 300 mobile commerce companies for 2011 based on proprietary estimations and forecasts of total mobile sales for the full year.
Orbitz, ebookers and HotelClub either launched or expanded flash sale products reaching millions of customers in an efficient, low-cost and effective engagement of known travelers.

Private Label Distribution
In September 2011, Orbitz Worldwide announced a new partnership with American Express under which Orbitz Worldwide will provide private label services to power air, car, hotel, vacation package and activities & services bookings for the American Express Consumer Travel Network beginning in the second half of 2012.
In October 2011, Orbitz Worldwide signed a private label distribution agreement with Hawaiian Airlines to power functionality on Hawaiian Airlines' website launching later in 2011.
Orbitz Worldwide signed an agreement with, and in December 2011 will begin providing private label services to, the Chicago Convention and Tourism Bureau, which each year welcomes to Chicago nearly 40 million visitors who spend nearly $11 billion annually.
Orbitz Worldwide recently entered into a private label partnership with Rearden Commerce to provide hotel booking services to the Rearden Commerce network of B2B and B2C partner websites.
Orbitz Worldwide expects the business relating to its signed, but not yet launched, partnerships will generate more than 10 percent of total Orbitz Worldwide net revenue and Adjusted EBITDA on an annualized basis, although only part of this will benefit 2012 given launch timing.

Corporate Travel
Orbitz for Business launched Orbitz for Business Meetings, a new meetings booking channel that allows customers to quickly and easily source meeting venues from and send e-RFPs to hotels and other suppliers.  Orbitz for Business Meetings allows customers and meeting planners to access thousands of potential venues, compare highly competitive supplier rates and review project status

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using an integrated online booking process.  

Partner Services
During the third quarter, Orbitz Worldwide reached partnership agreements with a number of regional hotels and hotel groups including Orient Express Hotels in South America, the Rosewood MayaKoba Hotel in Mexico, Diamond Resorts in the United Kingdom, Hotels Charm in Paris, Mardi Gras in Italy, CFP in Switzerland, Welcome Group in Germany, and Beatriz, Bensaude Turismo Hotels, Bellver, JS Hotels and Garden Hotels in Spain.
In October 2011, Orbitz Worldwide and Dollar Thrifty Automotive Group announced an extension to the agreement under which the Dollar Rent A Car and Thrifty Car Rental brands are marketed through the Orbitz Worldwide family of sites until the end of 2014.
During the third quarter, Orbitz Worldwide signed partner marketing contracts with a number of destination marketing organizations including Missouri Division of Tourism, Tourism Fiji, Maine Office of Tourism, Tourism Ireland, Tahiti Tourisme, Beverly Hills Tourism, Proexport Colombia, PromPeru, Miami Convention and Visitors Bureau, West Virginia Division of Tourism, Embratur Brazilian Tourist Board and Spain Tourism. Orbitz Worldwide now has partner marketing agreements with over 200 destination marketing organizations.

Outlook

For the fourth quarter 2011, the company expects:

Net revenue in the range of $170 million to $174 million; and
Adjusted EBITDA between $28 million and $32 million.
 
For the full year 2011, the company expects:

Net revenue in the range of $760 million to $764 million; and
Adjusted EBITDA between $125 million and $129 million.

This outlook assumes stable foreign exchange rates.

Quarterly Conference Call

Orbitz Worldwide will host a conference call to discuss its third quarter 2011 results at 10:00 a.m. EDT (9:00 a.m. CDT) on Thursday, November 3, 2011. A live webcast of the conference call can be accessed through the Orbitz Worldwide Investor Relations website at investors.orbitz.com. An archive of the webcast and a transcript will also be available on the website for a period of at least 30 days.

About Orbitz Worldwide

Orbitz Worldwide is a leading global online travel company that uses innovative technology to enable leisure and business travelers to research, plan and book a broad range of travel products. Orbitz Worldwide owns a portfolio of consumer brands that includes Orbitz (www.orbitz.com), CheapTickets (www.cheaptickets.com), ebookers (www.ebookers.com), HotelClub (www.hotelclub.com), RatesToGo (www.ratestogo.com) and the Away Network (www.away.com). Also within the Orbitz Worldwide family, Orbitz Worldwide Distribution (corp.orbitz.com/partnerships/distribution) delivers private label travel solutions to a broad range of partners including many of the world's largest airlines, and Orbitz for Business (www.orbitzforbusiness.com) delivers managed corporate travel solutions for corporations. For more information on partnership opportunities with Orbitz Worldwide, visit corp.orbitz.com.  

Orbitz Worldwide uses its Investor Relations website to make information available to its investors and the public at investors.orbitz.com. You can sign up to receive email alerts whenever the company posts new information to the website.

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Forward-Looking Statements

This press release and its attachments may contain forward-looking statements that involve risks, uncertainties and other factors concerning, among other things, the company's expected financial performance and its strategic operational plans. The results presented are unaudited. The company's actual results could differ materially from the results expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements and reported results should not be considered as an indication of future performance. The potential risks, uncertainties and other factors that could cause actual results to differ from those expressed by the forward-looking statements in this press release and its attachments include, but are not limited to, competition in the travel industry; factors affecting the level of travel activity, particularly air travel volume; the termination of any major supplier's participation on the company's websites; maintenance and protection of the company's information technology and intellectual property; the outcome of pending litigation; the company's level of indebtedness; risks associated with doing business in multiple currencies; trends in the travel industry; and general economic and business conditions. More information regarding these and other risks, uncertainties and factors is contained in the section entitled "Risk Factors" in the company's filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission ("SEC") which are available on the SEC's website at www.sec.gov or the company's Investor Relations website at investors.orbitz.com. You are cautioned not to unduly rely on these forward-looking statements, which speak only as of the date of this press release. All information in this press release and its attachments is as of November 3, 2011, and Orbitz Worldwide undertakes no obligation to publicly revise any forward-looking statement.

About Non-GAAP Financial Measures

This press release and its attachments include certain non-GAAP financial measures as defined by the SEC. These measures may be different from non-GAAP measures used by other companies. The presentation of this financial information is not intended to be considered in isolation or as a substitute for the financial information prepared and presented in accordance with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP). Further information regarding the non-GAAP financial measures included in this press release is contained in Appendix A attached to this press release.

Media Contact:            Investor Contact:
Chris Chiames        Melissa Hayes            
+1 312 894 6890        +1 312 260 2428
chris.chiames@orbitz.com    melissa.hayes@orbitz.com


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Orbitz Worldwide, Inc.
Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations (Unaudited)
(in thousands, except share and per share data)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Three Months Ended September 30,
 
Nine Months Ended September 30,
 
2011
 
2010
 
2011
 
2010
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Net revenue
$
202,924

 
$
194,479

 
$
589,673

 
$
575,123

Cost and expenses
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Cost of revenue
36,095

 
34,489

 
107,906

 
104,019

Selling, general and administrative
67,679

 
57,840

 
204,180

 
181,265

Marketing
61,351

 
56,809

 
189,867

 
175,817

Depreciation and amortization
14,939

 
17,780

 
45,655

 
56,449

Impairment of other assets

 

 

 
1,704

Total operating expenses
180,064

 
166,918

 
547,608

 
519,254

Operating income
22,860

 
27,561

 
42,065

 
55,869

Other income (expense)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Net interest expense
(9,746
)
 
(11,180
)
 
(30,052
)
 
(33,434
)
Other income
9

 

 
377

 
18

Total other expense
(9,737
)
 
(11,180
)
 
(29,675
)
 
(33,416
)
Income before income taxes
13,123

 
16,381

 
12,390

 
22,453

Provision for income taxes
1,890

 
1,049

 
3,162

 
2,649

Net income
$
11,233

 
$
15,332

 
$
9,228

 
$
19,804

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Net income per share - basic
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Net income per share
$
0.11

 
$
0.15

 
$
0.09

 
$
0.20

Weighted-average shares outstanding
104,652,402

 
103,066,070

 
103,906,153

 
100,600,016

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Net income per share - diluted
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Net income per share
$
0.11

 
$
0.15

 
$
0.09

 
$
0.19

Weighted-average shares outstanding
105,509,043

 
105,339,916

 
105,492,208

 
104,023,529

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 


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Orbitz Worldwide, Inc.
Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets (Unaudited)
(in thousands, except share data)
 
September 30, 2011
 
December 31, 2010
Assets
 
 
 
Current assets:
 
 
 
Cash and cash equivalents
$
140,795

 
$
97,222

Accounts receivable (net of allowance for doubtful accounts of $1,162
and $956, respectively)
62,481

 
54,702

Prepaid expenses
15,718

 
17,425

Due from Travelport, net
15,415

 
15,449

Other current assets
9,932

 
3,627

Total current assets
244,341

 
188,425

Property and equipment, net
147,991

 
158,063

Goodwill
676,379

 
677,964

Trademarks and trade names
128,154

 
128,431

Other intangible assets, net
4,501

 
7,649

Deferred income taxes, non-current
5,649

 
8,147

Other non-current assets
15,819

 
48,024

Total Assets
$
1,222,834

 
$
1,216,703

 
 
 
 
Liabilities and Shareholders' Equity
 
 
 
Current liabilities:
 
 
 
Accounts payable
$
24,898

 
$
26,491

Accrued merchant payable
268,845

 
233,850

Accrued expenses
121,001

 
105,798

Deferred income
37,485

 
30,850

Term loan, current
21,200

 
19,808

Other current liabilities
1,639

 
5,994

Total current liabilities
475,068

 
422,791

Term loan, non-current
451,013

 
472,213

Tax sharing liability
63,091

 
101,545

Unfavorable contracts
5,550

 
8,068

Other non-current liabilities
19,028

 
22,233

Total Liabilities
1,013,750

 
1,026,850

Commitments and contingencies
 
 
 
Shareholders' Equity:
 
 
 
Preferred stock, $0.01 par value, 100 shares authorized, no shares
   issued or outstanding

 

Common stock, $0.01 par value, 140,000,000 shares authorized,
   103,364,150 and 102,342,860 shares issued and outstanding,
   respectively
1,034

 
1,023

Treasury stock, at cost, 25,237 shares held
(52
)
 
(52
)
Additional paid in capital
1,034,571

 
1,029,215

Accumulated deficit
(834,381
)
 
(843,609
)
Accumulated other comprehensive income (net of
   accumulated tax benefit of $2,558)
7,912

 
3,276

Total Shareholders' Equity
209,084

 
189,853

Total Liabilities and Shareholders' Equity
$
1,222,834

 
$
1,216,703


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Orbitz Worldwide, Inc.
Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows (Unaudited)
(in thousands)
 
Nine Months Ended September 30,
 
 
2011
 
2010
 
Operating activities:
 
 
 
 
Net income
$
9,228

 
$
19,804

 
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating activities:
 
 
 
 
Net gain on extinguishment of debt

 
(57
)
 
Depreciation and amortization
45,655

 
56,449

 
Impairment of other assets

 
1,704

 
Amortization of unfavorable contract liability
(1,136
)
 
(2,703
)
 
Non-cash net interest expense
10,900

 
11,929

 
Deferred income taxes
2,444

 
2,719

 
Stock compensation
6,793

 
10,660

 
Changes in assets and liabilities:
 
 
 
 
   Accounts receivable
(6,896
)
 
(6,953
)
 
   Deferred income
6,395

 
6,186

 
   Due from Travelport, net
1,458

 
(14,741
)
 
   Accrued merchant payable
31,012

 
56,405

 
 Accounts payable, accrued expenses and other current liabilities
11,548

 
(8,277
)
 
   Other
(3,528
)
 
(9,476
)
 
Net cash provided by operating activities
113,873

 
123,649

 
 
 
 
 
 
Investing activities:
 
 
 
 
Property and equipment additions
(35,740
)
 
(27,846
)
 
Changes in restricted cash
(3,657
)
 
(176
)
 
Net cash used in investing activities
(39,397
)
 
(28,022
)
 
 
 
 
 
 
Financing activities:
 
 
 
 
Proceeds from issuance of common stock, net of issuance costs

 
48,930

 
Payments of fees to repurchase a portion of the term loan

 
(248
)
 
Payments on the term loan
(19,808
)
 
(20,994
)
 
Payments to extinguish debt

 
(13,488
)
 
Employee tax withholdings related to net share settlements of
   equity-based awards
(1,426
)
 
(2,884
)
 
Proceeds from exercise of employee stock options

 
65

 
Payments on tax sharing liability
(8,847
)
 
(14,058
)
 
Payments on line of credit

 
(42,221
)
 
Proceeds from note payable

 
800

 
Payments on note payable
(171
)
 

 
Net cash used in financing activities
(30,252
)
 
(44,098
)
 
 
 
 
 
 
Effects of changes in exchange rates on cash and cash equivalents
(651
)
 
(1,119
)
 
Net increase in cash and cash equivalents
43,573

 
50,410

 
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period
97,222

 
88,656

 
Cash and cash equivalents at end of period
$
140,795

 
$
139,066

 
 
 
 
 
 

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Supplemental disclosure of cash flow information:
 
 
 
 
Income tax payments, net
$
1,352

 
$
1,140

 
Cash interest payments, net of capitalized interest of $0 and $17,
   respectively
$
20,039

 
$
21,184

 
Non-cash investing activity:
 
 
 
 
Capital expenditures incurred not yet paid
$
59

 
$
47

 
Non-cash financing activity:
 
 
 
 
Repayment of term loan in connection with debt-equity exchange
$

 
$
49,564

 

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Appendix A: Non-GAAP Financial Measures
EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA
EBITDA is a performance measure used by management that is defined as net income or net loss plus: net interest expense, provision for income taxes and depreciation and amortization. Adjusted EBITDA represents EBITDA as adjusted for certain non-cash and unusual or non-recurring items as described below. Orbitz Worldwide uses and believes investors and other external users of the company's financial statements benefit from the presentation of EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA in evaluating its operating performance because:

These measures provide greater insight into management decision making at Orbitz Worldwide as they are among the primary metrics by which management evaluates the operating performance of the company's business. Management believes that when viewed with GAAP results and the accompanying reconciliation, EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA provide additional information that is useful for management and other external users to gain an understanding of the factors and trends affecting the ongoing cash earnings capability of the company's business, from which capital investments are made and debt is serviced. These supplemental measures are used by management and the board of directors to evaluate the company's actual results against management's expectations.

EBITDA measures performance apart from items such as interest expense, income taxes and depreciation and amortization. Management believes that the exclusion of interest expense is necessary to evaluate the cash earnings capability of the business. The company generally only funds working capital requirements with borrowed funds (specifically, funds borrowed under its revolving credit facility), if at all, in the fourth quarter of the year when its cash balances are typically the lowest. As a result, nearly all of the company's interest expense is not incurred to fund its operating activities. In addition, excluding interest expense from the company's non-GAAP measures is consistent with the company's intent to disclose the ongoing cash earnings capability of the business, from which capital investments are made and debt is serviced. Management believes that the exclusion of non-cash depreciation and amortization is also necessary to evaluate the cash earnings capability of the business. Management believes that the review of its non-GAAP measures in conjunction with other GAAP metrics, such as capital expenditures, is more useful in understanding the company's business than the inclusion of depreciation and amortization expense in the non-GAAP measures used by management, since depreciation and amortization expense has historically fluctuated as a result of purchase accounting and this expense involves management judgment (e.g. estimated useful lives).

Adjusted EBITDA corresponds more closely to the ongoing cash earnings capability of the company's business, by excluding the items described above, as well as certain other non-cash items, such as goodwill and intangible asset impairment charges and stock-based compensation, and other unusual and non-recurring items, such as restructuring charges and litigation settlements.

EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA, as presented for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2011 and September 30, 2010, are not defined under GAAP and do not purport to be an alternative to net income or net loss as a measure of operating performance. EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA have certain limitations in that they do not take into account the impact of certain expenses to the company's income statement, such as stock-based compensation, goodwill and intangible asset impairment charges and certain one-time items, if applicable. Because not all companies use identical calculations, this presentation of EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA may not be comparable to other similarly-titled measures used by other companies.


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The following table provides a reconciliation of net income to EBITDA:
 
 
 
 
 
Three Months Ended September 30,
 
Nine Months Ended September 30,
 
 
2011
 
2010
 
 
 
2011
 
2010
 
 
(in thousands)
 
(in thousands)
Net income
 
$
11,233

 
$
15,332

 
 
 
$
9,228

 
$
19,804

 
Net interest expense
 
9,746

 
11,180

 
 
 
30,052

 
33,434

 
Provision for income taxes
 
1,890

 
1,049

 
 
 
3,162

 
2,649

 
Depreciation and amortization
 
14,939

 
17,780

 
 
 
45,655

 
56,449

 
EBITDA
 
$
37,808

 
$
45,341

 
 
 
$
88,097

 
$
112,336

 
EBITDA was adjusted by the items listed and described in more detail below. The following table provides a reconciliation of EBITDA to Adjusted EBITDA:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Three Months Ended September 30,
 
Nine Months Ended September 30,
 
 
2011
 
2010
 
 
 
2011
 
2010
 
 
(in thousands)
 
(in thousands)
EBITDA
 
$
37,808

 
$
45,341

 
 
 
$
88,097

 
$
112,336

 
Impairment of other assets (a)
 

 

 
 
 

 
1,704

 
Stock-based compensation expense (b)
 
1,866

 
2,085

 
 
 
6,793

 
10,987

 
Acceleration of amortization of net unfavorable
   contract liability (c)
 
664

 

 
 
 
1,444

 

 
Litigation settlements (d)
 
390

 

 
 
 
410

 
1,288

 
Net gain on extinguishment of debt (e)
 

 

 
 
 

 
(57
)
 
Restructuring (f)
 

 
(47
)
 
 
 

 
(152
)
 
Adjusted EBITDA
 
$
40,728

 
$
47,379

 
 
 
$
96,744

 
$
126,106

 
(a)
 
Represents a non-cash charge recorded to impair an asset related to in-kind marketing and promotional support from Northwest Airlines under its former Charter Associate Agreement with the company.
(b)
 
Primarily represents non-cash stock compensation expense; the nine months ended September 30, 2010 also includes expense related to restricted cash awards granted prior to the company's initial public offering in July 2007. These restricted cash awards became fully vested in May 2010.
(c)
 
Represents a non-cash charge recorded to accelerate the amortization of the in-kind marketing and promotional support asset from Continental Airlines under its Charter Associate Agreement with the company. The useful life of this asset was shortened in 2010 following the merger of Continental Airlines and United Airlines.
(d)
 
Represents charges related to accruals established for certain legal proceedings.
(e)
 
Represents the net gain recorded upon extinguishment of portions of the company's term loan.
(f)
 
Represents a change in estimate related to a restructuring charge recorded in the second half of 2009.


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Gross Bookings and Net Revenue, at Constant Currency
The company's reporting currency is the U.S. Dollar. As a result, reported financial results are impacted by the strength or weakness of the U.S. Dollar relative to the currencies of the international markets in which the company operates, particularly the Pound sterling, Euro, Swiss franc and Australian dollar. Management evaluates the company's operating performance with and without the impact of changes in foreign exchange rates because it believes excluding the impact of foreign exchange rates provides a more comparable view of the company's operating performance across periods. Management believes that when viewed with GAAP results and the accompanying reconciliation, management and other external users are better able to gain an understanding of the factors and trends affecting operating performance. The following table adjusts gross bookings and net revenue for foreign currency impacts across the relevant periods:
 
 
Three Months Ended
(in thousands)
 
Domestic
 
International
 
Total
Orbitz Worldwide
 
 
 
Gross Bookings
 
 
 
 
 
 
Q3, 2011 Reported Gross Bookings
 
$
2,250,943

 
$
599,207

 
$
2,850,150

 
 
 
Q3, 2010 Reported Gross Bookings
 
$
2,353,323

 
$
458,223

 
$
2,811,546

Impact of Foreign Exchange Rates
 

 
54,570

 
54,570

Q3, 2010 Gross Bookings at Constant Currency
 
$
2,353,323

 
$
512,793

 
$
2,866,116

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Reported Gross Bookings Growth
 
(4
)%
 
31
%
 
1
 %
Gross Bookings Growth at Constant Currency
 
(4
)%
 
17
%
 
(1
)%
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Net Revenue
 
 
 
 
 
 
Q3, 2011 Reported Net Revenue
 
$
142,214

 
$
60,710

 
$
202,924

 
 
 
Q3, 2010 Reported Net Revenue
 
$
148,573

 
$
45,906

 
$
194,479

Impact of Foreign Exchange Rates
 

 
6,015

 
6,015

Q3, 2010 Net Revenue at Constant Currency
 
$
148,573

 
$
51,921

 
$
200,494

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Reported Net Revenue Growth
 
(4
)%
 
32
%
 
4
 %
Net Revenue Growth at Constant Currency
 
(4
)%
 
17
%
 
1
 %



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Nine Months Ended
(in thousands)
 
Domestic
 
International
 
Total
Orbitz Worldwide
 
 
 
Gross Bookings
 
 
 
 
 
 
Q3, 2011 Reported Gross Bookings
 
$
7,041,608

 
$
1,780,899

 
$
8,822,507

 
 
 
Q3, 2010 Reported Gross Bookings
 
$
7,448,838

 
$
1,370,590

 
$
8,819,428

Impact of Foreign Exchange Rates
 

 
144,468

 
144,468

Q3, 2010 Gross Bookings at Constant Currency
 
$
7,448,838

 
$
1,515,058

 
$
8,963,896

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Reported Gross Bookings Growth
 
(5
)%
 
30
%
 
 %
Gross Bookings Growth at Constant Currency
 
(5
)%
 
18
%
 
(2
)%
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Net Revenue
 
 
 
 
 
 
Q3, 2011 Reported Net Revenue
 
$
418,573

 
$
171,100

 
$
589,673

 
 
 
Q3, 2010 Reported Net Revenue
 
$
443,878

 
$
131,245

 
$
575,123

Impact of Foreign Exchange Rates
 

 
16,177

 
16,177

Q3, 2010 Net Revenue at Constant Currency
 
$
443,878

 
$
147,422

 
$
591,300

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Reported Net Revenue Growth
 
(6
)%
 
30
%
 
3
 %
Net Revenue Growth at Constant Currency
 
(6
)%
 
16
%
 
 %

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Appendix B: Trended Operating Metrics
 
2009
2010
2011
 
Q3
Q4
Q1
Q2
Q3
Q4
Q1
Q2
Q3
Gross Bookings (in thousands)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Domestic
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Air
$
1,595,580

$
1,627,674

$
1,816,137

$
2,073,924

$
1,768,632

$
1,638,738

$
1,744,530

$
1,834,354

$
1,671,058

Non-air
540,456

455,896

621,260

584,194

584,691

476,179

632,074

579,707

579,885

Total
2,136,036

2,083,570

2,437,397

2,658,118

2,353,323

2,114,917

2,376,604

2,414,061

2,250,943

International
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Air
212,524

234,811

316,107

274,593

280,848

268,084

375,404

367,506

355,077

Non-air
151,793

138,374

176,739

144,928

177,375

167,748

223,142

215,640

244,130

Total
364,317

373,185

492,846

419,521

458,223

435,832

598,546

583,146

599,207

Orbitz Worldwide
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Air
1,808,104

1,862,485

2,132,244

2,348,517

2,049,480

1,906,822

2,119,934

2,201,860

2,026,135

Non-air
692,249

594,270

797,999

729,122

762,066

643,927

855,216

795,347

824,015

Total
$
2,500,353

$
2,456,755

$
2,930,243

$
3,077,639

$
2,811,546

$
2,550,749

$
2,975,150

$
2,997,207

$
2,850,150

Year over Year Gross Bookings Growth
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Domestic
(5
)%
15
 %
21
 %
17
 %
10
 %
2
 %
(2
)%
(9
)%
(4
)%
International
(16
)%
35
 %
41
 %
19
 %
26
 %
17
 %
21
 %
39
 %
31
 %
Orbitz Worldwide
(7
)%
18
 %
24
 %
17
 %
12
 %
4
 %
2
 %
(3
)%
1
 %
At Constant Currency
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Domestic
(5
)%
15
 %
21
 %
17
 %
10
 %
2
 %
(2
)%
(9
)%
(4
)%
International
(9
)%
16
 %
25
 %
20
 %
29
 %
18
 %
16
 %
20
 %
17
 %
Orbitz Worldwide
(5
)%
15
 %
22
 %
18
 %
13
 %
4
 %
1
 %
(5
)%
(1
)%
Orbitz Worldwide
   Transaction Growth
7
 %
20
 %
20
 %
5
 %
5
 %
1
 %
(7
)%
(9
)%
(7
)%
Orbitz Worldwide Hotel
   Room Night Growth
3
 %
13
 %
13
 %
9
 %
5
 %
4
 %
(2
)%
(1
)%
(1
)%
Net Revenue (in thousands)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Domestic
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Air Transactional
$
47,945

$
46,408

$
52,846

$
53,867

$
48,280

$
49,757

$
50,095

$
47,650

$
43,977

Non-air Transactional
79,675

70,372

77,420

84,896

88,357

73,743

71,610

81,772

85,444

Non-transactional
16,393

18,095

13,729

12,547

11,936

12,207

12,628

12,604

12,793

Total
144,013

134,875

143,995

151,310

148,573

135,707

134,333

142,026

142,214

International
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Air Transactional
11,930

13,066

18,779

16,996

16,920

17,123

22,405

21,872

19,873

Non-air Transactional
29,616

25,511

23,404

24,191

27,683

28,170

26,978

35,943

38,944

Non-transactional
1,044

1,241

975

994

1,303

1,364

1,207

1,985

1,893

Total
42,590

39,818

43,158

42,181

45,906

46,657

50,590

59,800

60,710

Orbitz Worldwide
$
186,603

$
174,693

$
187,153

$
193,491

$
194,479

$
182,364

$
184,923

$
201,826

$
202,924

International as a % of
   Total Net Revenue
23
 %
23
 %
23
 %
22
 %
24
 %
26
 %
27
 %
30
 %
30
 %
Year over Year Net Revenue Growth
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Transactional
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Domestic
(24
)%
(12
)%
(7
)%
5
 %
7
 %
6
 %
(7
)%
(7
)%
(5
)%
International
(18
)%
49
 %
37
 %
9
 %
7
 %
17
 %
17
 %
40
 %
32
 %
Orbitz Worldwide
(23
)%
(2
)%
1
 %
6
 %
7
 %
9
 %
(1
)%
4
 %
4
 %
Transactional at Constant Currency
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Domestic
(24
)%
(12
)%
(7
)%
5
 %
7
 %
6
 %
(7
)%
(7
)%
(5
)%
International
(12
)%
25
 %
19
 %
6
 %
7
 %
16
 %
10
 %
19
 %
17
 %
Orbitz Worldwide
(22
)%
(5
)%
(2
)%
5
 %
7
 %
8
 %
(2
)%
 %
1
 %
Non-transactional
(12
)%
(10
)%
(16
)%
(22
)%
(24
)%
(30
)%
(6
)%
8
 %
11
 %
Orbitz Worldwide
(22
)%
(3
)%
(1
)%
3
 %
4
 %
4
 %
(1
)%
4
 %
4
 %
Orbitz Worldwide at
   Constant Currency
(21
)%
(6
)%
(3
)%
2
 %
4
 %
4
 %
(3
)%
 %
1
 %


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