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Exhibit 99.1

 

LOGO

www.bankrate.com

For more information contact:

Edward J. DiMaria

SVP, Chief Financial Officer

edimaria@bankrate.com

(917) 368-8608

Bruce J. Zanca

SVP, Chief Communications/Marketing Officer

bzanca@bankrate.com

(917) 368-8648

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Reminder – Conference Call and Webcast Today at 4:30 P.M. Eastern Time

Interactive Dial-In: (866) 314-4865, Passcode 66121455. International Callers Dial-In (617) 213-8050, Passcode 66121455 (10 minutes before the call). Webcast: http://investor.bankrate.com/

BANKRATE ANNOUNCES SECOND QUARTER 2012 FINANCIAL RESULTS

Q2 Revenue of $122.1 million, up 24%

Q2 Adjusted EBITDA of $37.5 million, up 25%

Q2 Adjusted EPS of $0.18, up 50%

NEW YORK, NY – July 31, 2012 Bankrate, Inc. (NYSE: RATE) today reported financial results for the second quarter ended June 30, 2012. Total revenue for the second quarter was $122.1 million compared to $98.4 million in the second quarter of 2011, an increase of 24%.

Net income for the quarter was $16.3 million or $0.16 per fully diluted share, compared to a loss of $39.7 million, or $0.44 per fully diluted share in the second quarter of 2011. Earnings per fully diluted share, excluding stock based compensation expense, amortization, IPO and deal related expenses (“Adjusted EPS”), were $0.18 for the second quarter of 2012, compared to Adjusted EPS of $0.12 for the second quarter of 2011, representing an increase of 50%.

Adjusted earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation, and amortization, excluding stock based compensation expense and IPO and deal related expenses (“Adjusted EBITDA”), were $37.5 million, with a margin of 30.7%, in the second quarter of 2012 compared to $30.0 million, with a margin of 30.5%, in the second quarter of 2011, an increase of 25%.

Results for Six Months Ended June 30, 2012

Total revenue for the six months ended June 30, 2012 was $247.1 million compared to $197.5 million in the comparable period in 2011, representing a $49.6 million or 25% increase.


Net income was $26.4 million or $0.26 per fully diluted share for the first half of 2012, compared to a loss of $34.6 million, or $0.39 per fully diluted share in the first half of 2011. Adjusted EPS were $0.36 for the six months ended June 30, 2012, compared to $0.25 for the same period in 2011, representing an increase of 44%.

Adjusted EBITDA was $75.4 million for the first half of 2012, compared to $60.9 million in the first half of 2011, an increase of 24%.

“Our second quarter and first half results were in line with our expectations and consistent with the strategy we outlined earlier this year. We are successfully continuing to transition our insurance business via our quality initiative, which we believe will transform the industry and strengthen our leadership position,” said Thomas R. Evans, President and CEO of Bankrate, Inc. “We believe that our organic traffic, customer conversion, and scale makes Bankrate a unique and important asset to both consumers and financial marketers,” Mr. Evans added.

Second Half 2012 Guidance

“We continue to execute on a strategy to provide sustained long-term growth of our business. We expect that the investments we are making will begin to provide benefits in the not too distant future, particularly in the fourth quarter and early next year. We will, however, continue to be prudent in providing future guidance. Therefore, for 2012, we are guiding towards overall revenue growth in the low to mid- 20% range and EBITDA margins in the low 30% range,” Mr. Evans stated.

Second Quarter 2012 Financial Highlights

 

   

Total revenue for the quarter was $122.1 million, an increase of 24%, or $23.7 million from the $98.4 million in the same period last year.

 

   

Unique visitors to Bankrate.com and other owned & operated sites posted growth of over 14% compared to the second quarter of 2011.

 

   

Gross margin, excluding stock based compensation, increased by approximately 515 bps. to 69.3% in the second quarter compared to the same period last year – helped by pricing initiatives as well as the Company’s initiative to transition to a higher conversion lead model with a greater percentage of owned and operated traffic from a high volume third party affiliate lead model.

 

   

Adjusted EBITDA of $37.5 million in the second quarter was 25% or $7.5 million higher compared to the second quarter of 2011.

 

   

Display advertising or CPM revenue in the second quarter was 34% higher compared to the same period last year.

 

   

Hyperlink or CPC revenue for the quarter was 119% higher compared to the same period last year.

 

 

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Lead generation revenue, which consists of CPA and CPL revenue, was 7% higher compared to the second quarter 2011 as the Company continues to transition to higher quality, higher converting volume and to reduce lesser converting lead sources.

 

   

At the end of the second quarter, the company’s leverage ratio was 0.8x on a net debt basis based on the company’s trailing twelve month Adjusted EBITDA of $149.9 million compared to 0.9x at the end of the first quarter of 2012.

July 31, 2012 Conference Call Interactive Dial-In and Webcast Information:

To participate in the teleconference please call: (866) 314-4865, passcode 66121455. International participants should dial: (617) 213-8050, passcode 66121455. Please access at least 10 minutes prior to the time the conference is set to begin. A Webcast of this call can be accessed at Bankrate’s Website: http://investor.bankrate.com/.

Replay Information:

A replay of the conference call will be available beginning July 31, 2012 at 6:30 p.m. ET / 3:30 p.m. PT through August 7, 2012 at 11:59 p.m. ET / 8:59 p.m. PT. To listen to the replay, call (888) 286-8010 and enter the passcode: 77910582. International callers should dial (617) 801-6888 and enter the passcode: 77910582.

Non-GAAP Measures:

To supplement Bankrate’s financial statements presented in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles (“GAAP”), Bankrate uses non-GAAP measures of certain components of financial performance, including EBITDA, Adjusted EBITDA, and Adjusted EPS, which are adjusted from results based on GAAP to exclude certain expenses, gains and losses. These non-GAAP measures are provided to enhance investors’ overall understanding of Bankrate’s current financial performance and its prospects for the future. Specifically, Bankrate believes the non-GAAP results provide useful information to both management and investors by excluding certain expenses, gains and losses that may not be indicative of its core operating results. In addition, because Bankrate has historically reported certain non-GAAP results to investors, Bankrate believes the inclusion of non-GAAP measures provides consistency in its financial reporting. These 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. The non-GAAP measures included in this press release have been reconciled to the nearest GAAP measure in the financial tables below.

About Bankrate, Inc.

Bankrate is a leading publisher, aggregator and distributor of personal finance content on the Internet. Bankrate provides consumers with proprietary, fully researched, comprehensive, independent and objective personal finance editorial content across multiple vertical categories including mortgages, deposits, insurance, credit cards, and other categories, such as retirement, automobile loans, and taxes. The Bankrate network includes Bankrate.com, our flagship

 

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website, and other owned and operated personal finance websites, including CreditCards.com, Interest.com, Bankaholic.com, Mortgage-calc.com, CreditCardGuide.com, Nationwide Card Services, InsuranceQuotes.com, CarInsuranceQuotes.com, InsureMe, Bankrate.com.cn, CreditCards.ca, NetQuote.com, and CD.com. Bankrate aggregates rate information from over 4,800 institutions on more than 300 financial products. With coverage of nearly 600 local markets in all 50 U.S. states, Bankrate generates over 172,000 distinct rate tables capturing, on average, over three million pieces of information weekly. Bankrate develops and provides web services to over 75 co-branded websites with online partners, including some of the most trusted and frequently visited personal finance sites on the Internet such as Yahoo!, AOL, CNBC and Bloomberg. In addition, Bankrate licenses editorial content to over 100 newspapers on a daily basis including The Wall Street Journal, USA Today, The New York Times, The Los Angeles Times and The Boston Globe.

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

Certain matters included in this press release may be “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Those statements include statements regarding the intent, belief or current expectations of the Company and members of our management team. Such forward-looking statements include, without limitation, statements made with respect to future revenue, revenue growth, market acceptance of our products, our strategy and profitability. Investors and prospective investors are cautioned that any such forward-looking statements are not guarantees of future performance and involve risks and uncertainties, and that actual results may differ materially from those contemplated by such forward-looking statements. We derive many of our forward-looking statements from our operating budgets and forecasts, which are based upon many detailed assumptions. While we believe that our assumptions are reasonable, we caution that it is very difficult to predict the impact of known factors, and it is impossible for us to anticipate all factors that could affect our actual results. Important factors currently known to management that could cause actual results to differ materially from those in forward-looking statements include the following: the willingness of our advertisers to advertise on our web site; increased competition and its effect on our website traffic, advertising rates, margins and market share; our dependence on internet search engines to attract a significant portion of the visitors to our websites; interest rate volatility; technological changes; our ability to manage traffic on our websites and service interruptions; our ability to maintain and develop our brands and content; the fluctuations of our results of operations from period to period; our indebtedness and the effect such indebtedness may have on our business; our need and our ability to incur additional debt or equity financing; our ability to integrate the operations and realize the expected benefits of businesses that we have acquired and may acquire in the future; the effect of unexpected liabilities we assume from our acquisitions; our ability to successfully execute on our strategy, including our quality initiative, and the effectiveness of our strategy; our ability to attract and retain executive officers and personnel; the impact of resolution of lawsuits to which we are a party; our ability to protect our intellectual property; the effects of facing liability for content on our websites; our ability to establish and maintain distribution arrangements; our ability to maintain good working relationships with our customers and third-party providers and to

 

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continue to attract new customers; the effect of our expansion of operations in China and possible expansion to other international markets, in which we may have limited experience; the willingness of consumers to accept the Internet and our online network as a medium for obtaining financial product information; the strength of the U.S. economy in general and the financial services industry in particular; changes in monetary and fiscal policies of the U.S. Government; changes in consumer spending and saving habits; changes in the legal and regulatory environment; changes in accounting principles, policies, practices or guidelines; and our ability to manage the risks involved in the foregoing. For more information about factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from our expectations, refer to our reports filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission, including the discussion under “Risk Factors” in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2011, as filed with the SEC and available on the SEC’s website at www.sec.gov. Any factor described above or in our SEC reports could, by itself or together with one or more other factors, adversely affect our financial results and condition. We undertake no obligation to update or revise forward-looking statements as a result of new information, future events or otherwise, except as otherwise required by law.

–Financial Statements Follow–

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Bankrate, Inc. and Subsidiaries

Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets

($ In thousands, except per share data)

 

     (Unaudited)        
     June 30,
2012
    December 31,
2011
 

Assets

    

Cash and cash equivalents

   $ 78,003      $ 56,213   

Accounts receivable, net of allowance for doubtful accounts of

    

$1,504 and $1,534 at June 30, 2012 and December 31, 2011

     66,353        60,543   

Deferred income taxes

     25,131        24,690   

Prepaid expenses and other current assets

     1,986        2,535   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total current assets

     171,473        143,981   

Furniture, fixtures and equipment, net of accumulated depreciation of

    

$9,871 and $6,676 at June 30, 2012 and December 31, 2011

     9,622        9,065   

Intangible assets, net of accumulated amortization of $102,839 and

    

$81,212 at June 30, 2012 and December 31, 2011

     384,066        378,240   

Goodwill

     598,181        595,522   

Other assets

     11,712        10,604   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total assets

   $ 1,175,054      $ 1,137,412   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Liabilities and Stockholders' Equity

    

Liabilities

    

Accounts payable

   $ 10,402      $ 9,564   

Accrued expenses

     29,461        26,288   

Deferred revenue and customer deposits

     3,499        5,891   

Accrued interest

     10,588        10,588   

Other current liabilities

     6,248        3,969   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total current liabilities

     60,198        56,300   

Deferred income taxes

     82,670        82,670   

Senior secured notes, net of unamortized discount

     193,773        193,613   

Other liabilities

     18,958        16,367   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total liabilities

     355,599        348,950   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Commitments and contingencies

    

Stockholders' equity

    

Common stock, par value $.01 per share - 300,000,000 shares authorized at June 30, 2012 and December 31, 2011; 100,025,500 and 99,992,000 shares issued at June 30, 2012 and December 31, 2011; 99,975,210 and 99,992,000 shares oustanding at June 30, 2012 and December 31, 2011

     1,000        1,000   

Additional paid-in capital

     837,769        832,797   

Accumulated deficit

     (18,168     (44,595

Less: Treasury stock, at cost 50,290 and 0 shares at June 30, 2012 and December 31, 2011

     (589     —     

Accumulated other comprehensive loss

     (557     (740
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total stockholders' equity

     819,455        788,462   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total liabilities and stockholders' equity

   $ 1,175,054      $ 1,137,412   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 


Bankrate, Inc. and Subsidiaries

Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations

($ In thousands, except per share data)

 

     (Unaudited)     .(Unaudited)  
     Three months ended     Six months ended  
     June 30, 2012     June 30, 2011     June 30, 2012     June 30, 2011  

Revenue

   $ 122,125      $ 98,449      $ 247,145      $ 197,527   

Cost of revenue (excludes depreciation and amortization)

     37,609        35,310        77,887        73,275   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Gross margin

     84,516        63,139        169,258        124,252   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
 

Operating expenses:

          

Sales

     4,015        3,018        7,954        5,958   

Marketing

     31,551        19,604        62,801        35,702   

Product development

     4,146        3,652        8,570        7,122   

General and administrative

     9,185        7,259        19,167        14,988   

Legal settlements

     3        —          65        —     

Acquisition, offering and related expenses and related party fees

     682        38,222        879        39,695   

Restructuring charges

     —          238        —          238   

Depreciation and amortization

     12,587        10,820        24,356        21,666   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
     62,169        82,813        123,792        125,369   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Income (loss) from operations

     22,347        (19,674     45,466        (1,117
 

Interest expense, net

     (6,830     (9,524     (13,310     (18,920

Loss on early extinguishment of debt

     —          (16,629     —          (16,629
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
 

Income (loss) before income taxes

     15,517        (45,827     32,156        (36,666

Income tax (benefit) expense

     (759     (6,166     5,729        (2,067
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net income (loss)

   $ 16,276      $ (39,661   $ 26,427      $ (34,599
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
 

Basic and diluted net income (loss) per share:

          

Basic

   $ 0.16      $ (0.44   $ 0.26      $ (0.39

Diluted

     0.16        (0.44     0.26        (0.39

Weighted average common shares outstanding:

          

Basic

     99,896,608        89,302,942        99,888,236        88,346,716   

Diluted

     101,088,756        89,302,942        101,361,678        88,346,716   
 

Comprehensive income (loss)

   $ 16,307      $ (39,679   $ 26,610      $ (34,410
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 


Bankrate, Inc. and Subsidiaries

Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations—NON-GAAP

($ In thousands, except per share data)

 

     (Unaudited)     (Unaudited)  
     Three months ended     Six months ended  
     June 30, 2012     June 30, 2011     June 30, 2012     June 30, 2011  

Revenue

   $ 122,125      $ 98,449      $ 247,145      $ 197,527   

Cost of revenue (excludes depreciation and amortization)

     37,470        35,276        77,539        73,241   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Gross margin

     84,655        63,173        169,606        124,286   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
 

Operating expenses:

          

Sales

     3,738        2,949        7,262        5,889   

Marketing

     31,361        19,567        62,326        35,665   

Product development

     3,821        3,577        7,757        7,047   

General and administrative

     8,217        7,056        16,898        14,785   

Legal settlements

     3        —          65        —     

Acquisition, offering and related expenses and related party fees

     682        38,222        879        39,695   

Restructuring charges

     —          238        —          238   

Stock based compensation

     1,899        418        4,597        418   

Depreciation and amortization

     12,587        10,820        24,356        21,666   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
     62,308        82,847        124,140        125,403   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
 

Income (loss) from operations

     22,347        (19,674     45,466        (1,117
 

Interest expense, net

     (6,830     (9,524     (13,310     (18,920

Loss on early extinguishment of debt

     —          (16,629     —          (16,629
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
 

Income (loss) before income taxes

     15,517        (45,827     32,156        (36,666

Income tax (benefit) expense

     (759     (6,166     5,729        (2,067
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net income (loss)

   $ 16,276      $ (39,661   $ 26,427      $ (34,599
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
 

Basic and diluted net income (loss) per share:

          

Basic

   $ 0.16      $ (0.44   $ 0.26      $ (0.39

Diluted

     0.16        (0.44     0.26        (0.39

Weighted average common shares outstanding:

          

Basic

     99,896,608        89,302,942        99,888,236        88,346,716   

Diluted

     101,088,756        89,302,942        101,361,678        88,346,716   
 

Comprehensive income (loss)

   $ 16,307      $ (39,679   $ 26,610      $ (34,410
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 


Bankrate, Inc. and Subsidiaries

Non-GAAP Measures (unaudited)

($ in thousands, except per share data)

 

     (Unaudited)     (Unaudited)  
     Three months ended     Six months ended  
     June 30, 2012     June 30, 2011     June 30, 2012     June 30, 2011  

Revenue

   $ 122,125      $ 98,449      $ 247,145      $ 197,527   

Adjusted EBITDA (1)

   $ 37,518      $ 30,024      $ 75,363      $ 60,900   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Adjusted EBITDA margin

     30.7     30.5     30.5     30.8

Adjusted net income (2)

   $ 18,180      $ 12,343      $ 36,929      $ 25,252   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Adjusted EPS

   $ 0.18      $ 0.12      $ 0.36      $ 0.25   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Common shares outstanding (4):

     101,088,756        100,000,000        101,361,678        100,000,000   

 

(1) Adjusted EBITDA represents earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization adjusted to exclude legal settlements; acquisition, offering and and related expenses and related party fees; restructuring charges; and stock based compensation.

Reconciliation of adjusted EBITDA

          

Income (loss) from operations

   $ 22,347       $ (19,674   $ 45,466       $ (1,117

Legal settlements

     3         —          65         —     

Acquisition, offering and related expenses and related party fees

     682         38,222        879         39,695   

Restructuring Charges

     —           238        —           238   

Stock based compensation

     1,899         418        4,597         418   

Depreciation and amortization

     12,587         10,820        24,356         21,666   
  

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

Adjusted EBITDA

   $ 37,518       $ 30,024      $ 75,363       $ 60,900   
  

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 
(2) Adjusted net income adds back legal settlements; acquisition, offering and related expenses and related party fees; restructuring charges; stock based compensation; and amortization.

Reconciliation of adjusted net income

          

Income (loss) before income taxes

   $ 15,517       $ (45,827   $ 32,156       $ (36,666

Loss on early extinguishment of debt

     —           16,629        —           16,629   

Legal settlements

     3         —          65         —     

Acquisition, offering and related expenses and related party fees

     682         38,222        879         39,695   

Restructuring Charges

     —           238        —           238   

Stock based compensation

     1,899         418        4,597         418   

Amortization

     11,703         10,554        22,842         21,082   
  

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

Adjusted income before tax

     29,804         20,234        60,539         41,396   

Income tax (3)

     11,624         7,891        23,610         16,144   
  

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

Adjusted net income

   $ 18,180       $ 12,343      $ 36,929       $ 25,252   
  

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 
(3) Assumes 39% income tax rate.
(4) Pro forma for post-IPO share count for 2011 periods presented.