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EXHIBIT 99.1
EasyLink Services International Corporation
Announces Fiscal Second Quarter 2012 Financial Results

Signs Largest New Customer Contract in Company History

NORCROSS, GA, March 12, 2012 - (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) - EasyLink Services International Corporation ("EasyLink" or "Company") (NasdaqCM: ESIC, www.easylink.com), a global provider of comprehensive messaging services and e-commerce solutions, reported fiscal second quarter 2012 revenue of $44.5 million, gross profit of $29.9 million, cash flow from operations of $15.6 million and adjusted EBITDA of $11.6 million.

“As the integration of the Xpedite business began its second phase, we became aware of several customer relationships that do not meet an acceptable margin threshold. Therefore, we made the strategic decision not to continue with these customer contracts,” said Tom Stallings, CEO of EasyLink. “As a result we will experience a reduction in our current annual revenue run rate of approximately $4 million. However, due to the elimination of these contracts and our continued efforts to minimize our costs we are also pleased to report today increases in our gross margins of approximately 420 basis points and $.06 per basic GAAP share in earnings from the same quarter last year.”

Financial Review

Revenue for the second quarter of fiscal 2012 was approximately $44.5 million compared to $47.4 million in the second quarter of fiscal 2011. Gross profit for the second quarter of fiscal 2012 and for the comparable prior year quarter was $29.9 million with gross margins of 67.3% in fiscal second quarter 2012 compared to 63.1% for the prior year quarter. The ability to offset the $2.9 million reduction in revenue with an equal reduction in cost of services on a year-over-year comparative basis reflects a combination of the elimination of the lower margin business and our ongoing cost cutting efforts.

Net income for the second quarter of fiscal 2012 was approximately $2.9 million, or $0.09 per basic and diluted share compared to approximately $1.0 million, or $0.03 per basic and diluted share in the second quarter of fiscal 2011. Non-GAAP net income ex-items was $5.6 million, or $0.18 per adjusted basic share and $0.17 per diluted share compared to approximately $4.4 million, or $0.15 per adjusted basic share and $0.14 per diluted share in the second quarter of fiscal 2011. Please see the GAAP to non-GAAP reconciliation at the end of this press release for details.

Adjusted EBITDA, which includes non-cash compensation expense and acquisition and integration related charges, was approximately $11.6 million for the second quarter of fiscal 2012 compared to approximately $12.1 million in the second quarter of fiscal 2011. There were no acquisition and integration related charges in the second quarter of 2012.

Outstanding total debt at January 31, 2012 totaled $86.8 million with net debt of $65.2 million.

“We closed the quarter with the addition of contracts worth a total contract value of approximately $2.5 million and then added an additional $6 million in February which included a single new contract valued at $5.6 million,” Tom Stallings CEO added. “While much of this revenue will not begin to be realized until next fiscal year, the addition of $8.5 million of new business in the past four months and $16.5 million during the last thirteen months clearly demonstrates that the Company is on the march toward organic growth. We again reaffirm our expectations to begin to see organic quarter-over-quarter growth in the second half of fiscal 2012.”

Updated Guidance

The Company confirms its adjusted EBITDA guidance of $46 to $48 million for fiscal 2012. Fiscal 2012 revenue is now estimated to be approximately $185 million. With the addition of two million more class A common shares outstanding since the beginning of the fiscal year and the reduced revenue guidance, estimated GAAP basic EPS will be between $0.40 to $0.45 per share with non-GAAP basic EPS estimated between $0.65 to $0.70 based on the current number of shares outstanding as of January 31, 2012.

Non-GAAP Presentation
This press release contains non-GAAP financial measures that are not in accordance with, or an alternative for, measures prepared in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles and may be different from non-GAAP measures used by other companies. This press release should be read in conjunction with the Company's Form 8-K earnings release filed with the Securities





and Exchange Commission for the second fiscal quarter ended January 31, 2012.
In addition, these non-GAAP measures: (i) are not based on any comprehensive set of accounting rules or principles; and (ii) have limitations in that they do not reflect all of the amounts associated with EasyLink's results of operations as determined in accordance with GAAP. As such, these measures should only be used to evaluate EasyLink's results of operations in conjunction with the corresponding GAAP measures.
EasyLink believes that the presentation of non-GAAP financial measures, when shown in conjunction with the corresponding GAAP measures, provides useful supplemental information to investors and management regarding financial and business trends relating to its financial condition and results of operations because they exclude certain non-cash charges or items that we do not believe are reflective of our ongoing operating results when assessing the performance of our business.
EasyLink believes that these non-GAAP financial measures also facilitate the comparison by management and investors of results between periods and among our peer companies. However, our peer companies may calculate similar non-GAAP financial measures differently than EasyLink, limiting their usefulness as comparative measures.
Investor Conference Call
The Company plans to hold a conference call on Tuesday, March 13 at 8:30 a.m. EST to discuss the results for the second quarter of fiscal 2012.
The Company invites all those interested in hearing management's discussion to join the call by dialing 1-888-334-3035 and international callers should dial 1-719-325-2309, participant pass code 4301478. If you are unable to participate and would like to hear a replay of the call, an audio reply will be available on EasyLink's investor relations website at http://ir.easylink.com/events.cfm.

Forward-Looking and Cautionary Statements

Except for the historical information and discussion contained herein, statements contained in this press release may constitute forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. These statements involve a number of risks, uncertainties and other factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from those indicated by such forward-looking statements. These and other risk factors are set forth under the caption “Risk Factors” in the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K, the Company's quarterly reports on Form 10-Q and the Company's other filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission. These filings are available on a website maintained by the Securities and Exchange Commission at www.sec.gov.

The Company expressly disclaims any obligation or undertaking to release publicly any updates or revisions to any forward-looking statements contained herein as a result of new information, future events or otherwise.

About EasyLink Services International Corporation

EasyLink Services International Corporation (EasyLink) (NasdaqCM: ESIC), headquartered in Norcross, GA, offers a comprehensive portfolio of “any to any” cloud-based messaging and transaction services that can bridge the most challenging technology gaps while creating significant cost efficiencies across an organization. From Desktop Fax and Production Messaging to EDI, Managed File Transfer, Document Capture and Management, Notifications and Secure Messaging we help companies drive costs out of their operations. With over two decades of servicing customers around the globe, EasyLink has established a proven track record for providing effective, reliable and secure communications. For more information on EasyLink, visit www.easylink.com.

Contact:
EasyLink Services International Corporation
Glen Shipley
678-533-8004
gshipley@easylink.com







EASYLINK SERVICES INTERNATIONAL CORPORATION
Consolidated Statements of Income
for the three and six months ended January 31, 2012 and 2011
(Unaudited)
(in thousands, except per share data)

 
Three Months
 
Six Months
 
2012
 
2011
 
2012
 
2011
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Service revenues, net
$
44,505

 
$
47,425

 
$
91,520

 
$
70,160

Cost of services
14,566

 
17,494

 
30,274

 
24,085

Gross profit
29,939

 
29,931

 
61,246

 
46,075

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Operating expenses:
 

 
 

 
 
 
 
Product development and enhancement
3,038

 
3,557

 
6,037

 
5,496

Selling and marketing
6,386

 
6,776

 
12,913

 
9,733

General and administrative
12,622

 
12,399

 
26,877

 
19,988

Acquisition and integration related

 
817

 
448

 
2,415

Total Operating expenses
22,046

 
23,549

 
46,275

 
37,632

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Operating income
7,893

 
6,382

 
14,971

 
8,443

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Other income (expense):
 

 
 

 
 
 
 
Interest expense
(1,431
)
 
(1,598
)
 
(2,989
)
 
(2,411
)
Other non-operating income
(438
)
 
23

 
(417
)
 
334

Total Other income (expense)
(1,869
)
 
(1,575
)
 
(3,406
)
 
(2,077
)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Income before income taxes
6,024

 
4,807

 
11,565

 
6,366

Provision for income taxes
3,155

 
1,868

 
5,394

 
2,460

Net Income
2,869

 
2,939

 
6,171

 
3,906

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Dividends on preferred stock

 
(1,962
)
 

 
(2,012
)
Net income attributable to common stockholders
$
2,869


$
977


$
6,171


$
1,894

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Basic net income per common share
$
0.09

 
$
0.03

 
$
0.19

 
$
0.06

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Diluted net income per common share
$
0.09

 
$
0.03

 
$
0.19

 
$
0.06

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Weighted average number of common shares outstanding – basic
31,936

 
29,448

 
31,805

 
29,354

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Weighted average number of common shares outstanding – diluted
33,084

 
31,563

 
33,106

 
30,890







EASYLINK SERVICES INTERNATIONAL CORPORATION
Consolidated Balance Sheets
(Unaudited)
(in thousands)

 
January 31,
2012
 
July 31,
2011
ASSETS
 
 
 
Current assets:
 
 
 
Cash and cash equivalents
$
21,655

 
$
30,178

Accounts receivable, net
26,154

 
29,752

Other current assets
7,205

 
7,665

Total current assets
55,014

 
67,595

 
 
 
 
Property and equipment, net
9,504

 
10,127

Goodwill and other intangible assets, net
137,177

 
142,109

Other long term assets
22,917

 
23,228

Total assets
$
224,612

 
$
243,059

 
 
 
 
LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY
 

 
 

Current liabilities:
 

 
 

Accounts payable and accrued expenses
$
22,386

 
$
24,578

Notes payable
17,886

 
28,088

Other current liabilities
2,179

 
3,360

Total current liabilities
42,451

 
56,026

 
 
 
 
Notes payable, net of current portion
67,654

 
80,174

Deferred income taxes, net
6,669

 
6,940

Other liabilities
883

 
814

Total liabilities
117,657

 
143,954

 
 
 
 
Stockholders' Equity:
 

 
 
Preferred stock

 

Common Stock
330

 
324

Additional paid-in capital
140,172

 
137,467

Treasury Stock
(2,122
)
 
(2,122
)
Accumulated other comprehensive loss
(3,821
)
 
(2,789
)
Accumulated deficit
(27,604
)
 
(33,775
)
Total stockholders' equity
106,955

 
99,105

Total liabilities and stockholders' equity
$
224,612

 
$
243,059


 







EASYLINK SERVICES INTERNATIONAL CORPORATION
Reconciliation of GAAP Net income attributable to common stockholders to Non-GAAP
Net income attributable to common stockholders
for the three and six months ended January 31, 2012 and 2011
(Unaudited)
(in thousands) 
 
Three Months
 
Six Months
 
2012
 
2011
 
2012
 
2011
GAAP Net Income attributable to common stockholders
$
2,869

 
$
977

 
$
6,171

 
$
1,894

Non-GAAP Adjustments:
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

Amortization
2,093

 
2,484

 
4,370

 
3,803

Stock Compensation
978

 
173

 
1,648

 
650

Acquisition and integration related

 
817

 
448

 
2,415

Non-cash Interest
160

 
182

 
325

 
678

Non-cash Dividends

 
1,929

 

 
1,929

Non-GAAP Tax Effect (1)
(469
)
 
(2,201
)
 
(1,795
)
 
(3,744
)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Non-GAAP Net Income attributable to common stockholders
$
5,631

 
$
4,361

 
$
11,167

 
$
7,625

 
(1) For the three and six months ended January 31, 2012 and 2011, reflects adjustment to income tax expense to exclude the impact of other tax related items in order to reflect a normalized ongoing effective tax rate. Above Non-GAAP tax effect reflects $(1,265) and $(2,659) related to the Non-GAAP adjustments for the three and six months ended January 31, 2012, respectively and $(2,187) and $(3,710) for the three and six months ended January 31, 2011.


EASYLINK SERVICES INTERNATIONAL CORPORATION
Reconciliation of GAAP Basic net income per common share to Non-GAAP Basic net income per common share
for the three and six months ended January 31, 2012 and 2011
(Unaudited) 
 
Three Months
 
Six Months
 
2011
 
2010
 
2012
 
2011
GAAP Basic net income per common share
$
0.09

 
$
0.03

 
$
0.19

 
$
0.06

Non-GAAP Adjustments:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Amortization
0.07

 
0.08

 
0.14

 
0.13

Stock Compensation
0.03

 
0.01

 
0.05

 
0.02

Acquisition and integration related

 
0.03

 
0.01

 
0.08

Non-cash Interest
0.01

 
0.01

 
0.01

 
0.02

Non-cash Dividends

 
0.07

 

 
0.07

Non-GAAP Tax Effect
(0.02
)
 
(0.08
)
 
(0.05
)
 
(0.12
)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Non-GAAP Basic net income per common share
$
0.18

 
$
0.15

 
$
0.35

 
$
0.26








EASYLINK SERVICES INTERNATIONAL CORPORATION
Reconciliation of GAAP Diluted net income per common share to Non-GAAP Diluted net income per common share
for the three and six months ended January 31, 2012 and 2011
(Unaudited)
 
Three Months
 
Six Months
 
2012
 
2011
 
2012
 
2011
GAAP Diluted net income per common share
$
0.09

 
$
0.03

 
$
0.19

 
$
0.06

Non-GAAP Adjustments:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Amortization
0.06

 
0.08

 
0.13

 
0.12

Stock Compensation
0.03

 
0.01

 
0.05

 
0.02

Acquisition and integration related

 
0.03

 
0.01

 
0.08

Non-cash Interest

 
0.01

 
0.01

 
0.02

Non-cash Dividends

 
0.07

 

 
0.07

Non-GAAP Tax Effect
(0.01
)
 
(0.09
)
 
(0.05
)
 
(0.12
)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Non-GAAP Diluted net income per common share
$
0.17

 
$
0.14

 
$
0.34

 
$
0.25

 
EASYLINK SERVICES INTERNATIONAL CORPORATION
Reconciliation of GAAP Net Income to Adjusted EBITDA
for the three and six months ended January 31, 2012 and 2011
(Unaudited)
(in thousands)
 
Three Months
 
Six Months
 
2012
 
2011
 
2012
 
2011
Net Income
$
2,869

 
$
2,939

 
$
6,171

 
$
3,906

Adjustments:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Interest expense
1,431

 
1,598

 
2,989

 
2,411

Provision for income taxes
3,155

 
1,868

 
5,394

 
2,460

Depreciation and amortization
3,139

 
4,714

 
6,453

 
6,922

Stock compensation
978

 
173

 
1,648

 
650

Acquisition and integration related

 
817

 
448

 
2,415

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Adjusted EBITDA
$
11,572

 
$
12,109

 
$
23,103

 
$
18,764