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ZixCorp Reports Strong Second Quarter 2016 Financial Results

Highest quarterly revenue in company history highlighted by record quarterly New First Year Orders

DALLAS — July 26, 2016 — Zix Corporation (NASDAQ: ZIXI), a leader in email data protection, today announced financial results for the second quarter ended June 30, 2016.

Second Quarter 2016 Financial Highlights & Year-Over-Year Comparisons

 

    Revenue increased 12% to a record $14.9 million

 

    New first year orders (NFYO) increased 20% to a record $3.0 million

 

    Total quarterly orders increased 18% to a record $20.4 million

 

    Ending backlog increased 9% to a record $80.9 million

 

    Annual contract value increased 9% to a record $59.5 million

 

    Cash flow generated from operations increased by $0.5 million to $3.5 million

“The team is pleased with the record financial performance in the second quarter as it represents early validation of the work we are doing to execute on our growth strategy,” said David Wagner, ZixCorp’s Chief Executive Officer. “The increasing adoption of Zix’s solutions by enterprise accounts demonstrates the importance of best of breed email encryption to address today’s increasing information security threats.”

Record quarterly revenue was driven by the addition of recurring revenue from new customer contracts, strong revenue retention, and a non-recurring revenue catch-up payment from an OEM partner. GAAP fully diluted earnings per share decreased 46% to $0.01. Non-GAAP fully diluted earnings per share increased 63% to $0.06. Cash and cash equivalents at quarter-end totaled $20.7 million compared to $27.1 million at the end of the prior quarter. The decrease in cash and cash equivalents was primarily due to $8.8 million used to repurchase the company’s common shares during the quarter under our previously announced repurchase program.

Second Quarter 2016 Operational Highlights

 

    Strengthened executive team with the appointment of industry veterans David Rockvam as CFO and Kelly Haggerty as VP of product management & strategy

 

    Achieved record NFYO from the enterprise direct sales team which supports customers with 1,000 employees or more

 

    Won a three-year contract with a top 20 financial institution through an OEM partner

 

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Management Commentary

“In joining Zix, I have a tremendous opportunity to apply my deep industry experience in SaaS-focused, data security businesses. In particular, I can help the company further embrace the SaaS model and build on its strong position as the leader in email encryption,” said David Rockvam, ZixCorp’s Chief Financial Officer. “I’m excited to start my role with such a record-breaking quarterly performance and feel strongly that we can execute on our long-term strategy.”

Second Quarter 2016 Corporate Financial Summary and Other Operational Metrics

 

$ in Millions, except per share data

   Q2 2016     Q2 2015     Change (1)  

Revenue

   $ 14.9      $ 13.3        12

GAAP Gross Profit

   $ 12.3      $ 10.9        13

GAAP Net Income

   $ 0.6      $ 1.1        - 50

GAAP Net Income Per Share – Diluted

   $ 0.01      $ 0.02        - 46

EBITDA (2)

   $ 1.6      $ 2.3        - 32

EBITDA Margin

     10.4     17.4     - 40

Non-GAAP Adjusted Gross Profit (3)

   $ 12.4      $ 10.9        13

Non-GAAP Adjusted Net Income (3)

   $ 3.3      $ 2.2        51

Non-GAAP Adjusted Net Income Per Share – Diluted (3)

   $ 0.06      $ 0.04        63

Adjusted EBITDA (3)

   $ 3.9      $ 2.8        39

Adjusted EBITDA Margin

     26.3     21.3     24

New First Year Orders

   $ 3.0      $ 2.5        20

Total Orders

   $ 20.4      $ 17.4        18

Backlog (4)

   $ 80.9      $ 73.9        9

 

(1)  Changes are based on actuals versus numbers shown in the columns, which may reflect rounding
(2)  Adjusted earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization
(3)  A reconciliation of GAAP to non-GAAP adjusted results is included in this press release and available on our investor relations Web page at http://investor.zixcorp.com
(4)  Service contract commitments that represent future revenue to be recognized as the services are provided

Financial Outlook

For the third quarter 2016, the company forecasts revenue to range between $15.0 million and $15.1 million, representing an increase of 7% to 8% year-over-year. The company forecasts fully diluted GAAP earnings per share to be in a range of $0.01 and $0.02 and fully diluted adjusted earnings per share to be $0.06 for the third quarter 2016.

 

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For fiscal 2016, the company anticipates revenue to range between $59.6 million and $60.2 million, representing an increase of 9% and 10% compared to fiscal 2015. The company forecasts fully diluted GAAP earnings per share to be between $0.06 and $0.08 and continues to forecast fully diluted adjusted earnings per share of $0.24 for fiscal 2016.

Conference Call Information

Management will discuss these financial results and outlook on a conference call on Tuesday, July 26, 2016, at 5 p.m. ET (2 p.m. PT).

A live webcast of the conference call will be available in the investor section of ZixCorp’s website here. Alternatively, participants can access the conference call by dialing 1-855-853-6940 (U.S. toll-free) or 1-720-634-2906 (international) at least 15 minutes before the call and entering access code 37240909. If you have any difficulty connecting with the conference call, please contact Liolios Group at 1-949-574-3860.

An audio replay of the conference will be available for seven days, by dialing 1-855-859-2056 (U.S. toll-free) or 1-404-537-3406 (international) and entering the access code 37240909. An archive of the webcast will also be available in the investor section of the company’s website here.

About ZixCorp

ZixCorp is a trusted leader in email data protection. ZixCorp offers industry-leading email encryption, a unique email data loss prevention (DLP) solution, and an innovative bring your own device (BYOD) email solution to meet your company’s data protection and compliance needs. ZixCorp is trusted by the nation’s most influential institutions in healthcare, finance and government for easy-to-use secure email solutions. ZixCorp is publicly traded on the Nasdaq Global Market under the symbol ZIXI, and its headquarters are in Dallas, Texas. For more information, visit www.zixcorp.com.

 

ZixCorp Company Contact

Taylor Stansbury Johnson

(214) 370-2134

tjohnson@zixcorp.com

  

ZixCorp Investor Contact

Matt Glover and Najim Mostamand

Liolios Group, Inc.

(949) 574-3860

ZIXI@liolios.com

 

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Statements in this release that are not purely historical facts or that necessarily depend upon future events, including statements about forecasts of sales, revenue or earnings, potential benefits of the Cisco or other strategic relationship, or other statements about anticipations, beliefs, expectations, hopes, intentions or strategies for the future, may be forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. Readers are cautioned not to place undue reliance on forward-looking statements. All forward-looking statements are based upon information available to ZixCorp on the date this release was issued. ZixCorp undertakes no obligation to publicly update or revise any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise. Any forward-looking statements involve risks and uncertainties that could cause actual events or results to differ materially from the events or results described in the forward-looking statements, including risks or uncertainties related to market acceptance of new ZixCorp solutions and how privacy and data security laws may affect demand for ZixCorp email data protection solutions. ZixCorp may not succeed in addressing these and other risks. Further information regarding factors that could affect ZixCorp financial and other results can be found in the risk factors section of ZixCorp’s most recent filing on Form 10-K with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

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ZIX CORPORATION

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS

 

     June 30,         
     2016      December 31,  
     (unaudited)      2015  

ASSETS

     

Current assets:

     

Cash and cash equivalents

   $ 20,728,000       $ 28,664,000   

Receivables, net

     785,000         498,000   

Prepaid and other current assets

     2,875,000         2,908,000   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total current assets

     24,388,000         32,070,000   

Property and equipment, net

     4,279,000         4,143,000   

Goodwill

     2,161,000         2,161,000   

Deferred tax assets

     47,767,000         48,912,000   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total assets

   $ 78,595,000       $ 87,286,000   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY

     

Current liabilities:

     

Accounts payable and accrued expenses

   $ 5,372,000       $ 5,067,000   

Deferred revenue

     24,617,000         23,182,000   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total current liabilities

     29,989,000         28,249,000   

Long-term liabilities:

     

Deferred revenue

     1,435,000         839,000   

Deferred rent

     1,427,000         1,426,000   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total long-term liabilities

     2,862,000         2,265,000   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total liabilities

     32,851,000         30,514,000   

Total stockholders’ equity

     45,744,000         56,772,000   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity

   $ 78,595,000       $ 87,286,000   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 


ZIX CORPORATION

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS

(Unaudited)

 

     Three Months Ended June 30,     Six Months Ended June 30,  
     2016     2015     2016     2015  

Revenue

   $ 14,930,000      $ 13,302,000      $ 29,258,000      $ 26,375,000   

Cost of revenue

     2,635,000        2,429,000        5,172,000        4,642,000   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Gross profit

     12,295,000        10,873,000        24,086,000        21,733,000   

Operating expenses:

        

Research and development

     2,321,000        2,094,000        4,500,000        4,199,000   

Selling, general and administrative

     9,028,000        7,046,000        16,172,000        13,961,000   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total operating expenses

     11,349,000        9,140,000        20,672,000        18,160,000   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Operating income

     946,000        1,733,000        3,414,000        3,573,000   

Operating margin

     6     13     12     14

Other income, net

     50,000        29,000        109,000        52,000   

Income before income taxes

     996,000        1,762,000        3,523,000        3,625,000   

Income tax expense

     (437,000     (647,000     (1,394,000     (1,334,000
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net income

   $ 559,000      $ 1,115,000      $ 2,129,000      $ 2,291,000   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Basic income per common share:

   $ 0.01      $ 0.02      $ 0.04      $ 0.04   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Diluted income per common share:

   $ 0.01      $ 0.02      $ 0.04      $ 0.04   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Shares used in per share calculation - basic

     53,766,979        57,146,014        54,884,713        56,822,953   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Shares used in per share calculation - diluted

     54,270,000        58,373,407        55,425,683        57,886,307   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 


ZIX CORPORATION

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS

(Unaudited)

 

     Six Months Ended June 30,  
     2016     2015  

Operating activities:

    

Net income

   $ 2,129,000      $ 2,291,000   

Non-cash items in net income

     3,326,000        2,937,000   

Changes in operating assets and liabilities

     2,087,000        337,000   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net cash provided by operating activities

     7,542,000        5,565,000   

Investing activities:

    

Purchases of property and equipment

     (1,238,000     (1,400,000
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net cash used in investing activities

     (1,238,000     (1,400,000

Financing activities:

    

Proceeds from exercise of stock options

     50,000        3,642,000   

Purchase of Treasury Stock

     (14,290,000     (1,518,000
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net cash used in financing activities

     (14,240,000     2,124,000   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Increase (Decrease) in cash and cash equivalents

     (7,936,000     6,289,000   

Cash and cash equivalents, beginning of period

     28,664,000        21,685,000   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Cash and cash equivalents, end of period

   $ 20,728,000      $ 27,974,000   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 


ZIX CORPORATION

RECONCILIATION OF GAAP TO NON-GAAP FINANCIAL MEASURES

(Unaudited)

 

           Three Months Ended     Six Months Ended  
           June 30,     June 30,  
           2016     2015     2016     2015  

Revenue:

          

GAAP revenue

     $ 14,930,000      $ 13,302,000      $ 29,258,000      $ 26,375,000   
    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Cost of revenue

          

GAAP cost of revenue

     $ 2,635,000      $ 2,429,000      $ 5,172,000      $ 4,642,000   

Stock-based compensation charges (1)

     (A     (56,000     (47,000     (116,000     (98,000
    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Non-GAAP adjusted cost of revenue

     $ 2,579,000      $ 2,382,000      $ 5,056,000      $ 4,544,000   
    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Gross profit:

          

GAAP gross profit

     $ 12,295,000      $ 10,873,000      $ 24,086,000      $ 21,733,000   

Stock-based compensation charges (1)

     (A     56,000        47,000        116,000        98,000   
    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Non-GAAP adjusted gross profit

     $ 12,351,000      $ 10,920,000      $ 24,202,000      $ 21,831,000   
    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Research and development expense

          

GAAP research and development expense

     $ 2,321,000      $ 2,094,000      $ 4,500,000      $ 4,199,000   

Stock-based compensation charges (1)

     (A     (75,000     (61,000     (152,000     (127,000
    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Non-GAAP adjusted research and development expense

     $ 2,246,000      $ 2,033,000      $ 4,348,000      $ 4,072,000   
    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Selling and marketing expense

          

GAAP selling and marketing expense

     $ 5,083,000      $ 4,859,000      $ 9,492,000      $ 9,653,000   

Stock-based compensation charges (1)

     (A     (156,000     (123,000     (304,000     (274,000
    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Non-GAAP adjusted selling and marketing expense

     $ 4,927,000      $ 4,736,000      $ 9,188,000      $ 9,379,000   
    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

General and administrative expense

          

GAAP general and administrative expense

     $ 3,945,000      $ 2,187,000      $ 6,680,000      $ 4,308,000   

Stock-based compensation charges (1)

     (A     (433,000     (134,000     (510,000     (334,000

Strategic consulting and litigation costs (2)

     (B     (1,293,000     (163,000     (1,972,000     (329,000

Executive separation payment (3)

     (C     (358,000     —          (358,000     —     
    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Non-GAAP adjusted general and administrative expense

     $ 1,861,000      $ 1,890,000      $ 3,840,000      $ 3,645,000   
    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Operating income:

          

GAAP operating income

     $ 946,000      $ 1,733,000      $ 3,414,000      $ 3,573,000   

Stock-based compensation charges (1)

     (A     720,000        365,000        1,082,000        833,000   

Strategic consulting and litigation costs (2)

     (B     1,293,000        163,000        1,972,000        329,000   

Executive separation payment (3)

     (C     358,000        —          358,000        —     
    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Non-GAAP adjusted operating income

     $ 3,317,000      $ 2,261,000      $ 6,826,000      $ 4,735,000   
    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Adjusted Operating Margin

       22.2     17.0     23.3     18.0

Net income:

          

GAAP net income

     $ 559,000      $ 1,115,000      $ 2,129,000      $ 2,291,000   

Stock-based compensation charges (1)

     (A     720,000        365,000        1,082,000        833,000   

Strategic consulting and litigation costs (2)

     (B     1,293,000        163,000        1,972,000        329,000   

Executive separation payment (3)

     (C     358,000        —          358,000        —     

Income tax impact

     (D     326,000        511,000        1,146,000        1,054,000   
    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Non-GAAP adjusted net income

     $ 3,256,000      $ 2,154,000      $ 6,687,000      $ 4,507,000   
    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Diluted net income per common share:

          

GAAP net income

     $ 0.01      $ 0.02      $ 0.04      $ 0.04   

Adjustments per share

     (A-D   $ 0.05      $ 0.02      $ 0.08      $ 0.04   
    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Non-GAAP adjusted net income

     $ 0.06      $ 0.04      $ 0.12      $ 0.08   
    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Shares used to compute Non-GAAP adjusted net income per share-diluted

       54,270,000        58,373,407        55,425,683        57,886,307   
    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Reconciliation of Net income to EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA:

     (E )         

Net income

     $ 559,000      $ 1,115,000      $ 2,129,000      $ 2,291,000   

Income tax provision

       437,000        647,000        1,394,000        1,334,000   

Depreciation expense

       564,000        547,000        1,098,000        1,052,000   
    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

EBITDA

       1,560,000        2,309,000        4,621,000        4,677,000   

Adjustments:

          

Share-based compensation expense

     (A     720,000        365,000        1,082,000        833,000   

Strategic consulting and litigation costs (2)

     (B     1,293,000        163,000        1,972,000        329,000   

Executive separation payment (3)

     (C     358,000        —          358,000        —     
    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Adjusted EBITDA

     $ 3,931,000      $ 2,837,000      $ 8,033,000      $ 5,839,000   
    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Adjusted EBITDA margin

       26.3     21.3     27.5     22.1

(1)    Stock-based compensation charges are included as follows:

          

 Cost of revenues

     $ 56,000      $ 47,000      $ 116,000      $ 98,000   

 Research and development

       75,000        61,000        152,000        127,000   

 Selling and marketing

       156,000        123,000        304,000        274,000   

 General and administrative

       433,000        134,000        510,000        334,000   
    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
     $ 720,000      $ 365,000      $ 1,082,000      $ 833,000   
    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

(2)    Strategic consulting and litigation costs are included as follows:

          

 General and administrative

       1,293,000        163,000        1,972,000        329,000   
    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
     $ 1,293,000      $ 163,000      $ 1,972,000      $ 329,000   
    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

(3)      Executive separation payment is included as follows:

          

 General and administrative

       358,000        —          358,000        —     
    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
     $ 358,000      $ —        $ 358,000      $ —     
    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

This presentation includes Non-GAAP measures. Our Non-GAAP measures are not meant to be considered in isolation or as a substitute for comparable GAAP measures and should be read only in conjunction with our consolidated financial statements prepared in accordance with GAAP. For a detailed explanation of the adjustments made to comparable GAAP measures, the reasons why management uses these measures, the usefulness of these measures and the material limitations of these measures, see Notes to Reconciliation of GAAP to Non-GAAP Financial Measures on the next page.


ZIX CORPORATION

RECONCILIATION OF GAAP TO NON-GAAP FINANCIAL MEASURES OUTLOOK

 

     LOW      HIGH      LOW      HIGH  
     Three Months Ended      Three Months Ended      Twelve Months Ended      Twelve Months Ended  
     September 30,      September 30,      December 31,      December 31,  
     2016      2016      2016      2016  

Revenue:

           

GAAP revenue

   $ 15,000,000       $ 15,100,000       $ 59,600,000       $ 60,200,000   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Diluted net income per common share:

           

GAAP net income

   $ 0.01       $ 0.02       $ 0.06       $ 0.08   

Stock-based compensation charges

   $ 0.02       $ 0.01       $ 0.05       $ 0.04   

Strategic consulting and litigation costs

   $ 0.02       $ 0.02       $ 0.08       $ 0.06   

Executive separation payment

   $ —         $ —         $ 0.01       $ 0.01   

Income tax impact

   $ 0.01       $ 0.01       $ 0.04       $ 0.05   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Non-GAAP adjusted net income

   $ 0.06       $ 0.06       $ 0.24       $ 0.24   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Shares used to compute Non-GAAP adjusted net income per share - diluted

     54,270,000         54,270,000         55,425,683         55,425,683   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

This presentation includes Non-GAAP measures. Our Non-GAAP measures are not meant to be considered in isolation or as a substitute for comparable GAAP measures and should be read only in conjunction with our consolidated financial statements prepared in accordance with GAAP. For a detailed explanation of the adjustments made to comparable GAAP measures, the reasons why management uses these measures, the usefulness of these measures and the material limitations of these measures, see Notes to Reconciliation of GAAP to Non-GAAP Financial Measures on the next page.


ZIX CORPORATION

NOTES TO RECONCILIATION OF GAAP TO NON-GAAP FINANCIAL MEASURES

USE OF NON-GAAP FINANCIAL INFORMATION

The Company occasionally utilizes financial measures and terms not calculated in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles in the United States (“GAAP”) in order to provide investors with an alternative method for assessing our operating results in a manner that enables investors to more thoroughly evaluate our current performance as compared to past performance. We also believe these Non-GAAP measures provide investors with a more informed baseline for modeling the Company’s future financial performance. Management uses these Non-GAAP financial measures to make operational and investment decisions, to evaluate the Company’s performance, to forecast and to determine compensation. Further, management utilizes these performance measures for purposes of comparison with its business plan and individual operating budgets and allocation of resources. We believe that our investors should have access to, and that 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. We have provided definitions below for certain Non-GAAP financial measures, together with an explanation of why management uses these measures and why management believes that these Non-GAAP financial measures are useful to investors. In addition, in our earnings release we have provided tables to reconcile the Non-GAAP financial measures utilized to GAAP financial measures.

ADJUSTED NON-GAAP MEASURES

Our Non-GAAP measures adjust GAAP Cost of revenue, Gross profit, Research and development expense, Selling and marketing expense, General and administrative expense, Operating income, Net income, Net income per share—diluted, and EBITDA for non-cash stock-based compensation expense, and strategic consulting and litigation costs to derive Non-GAAP adjusted Cost of revenue, adjusted Gross profit, adjusted Research and development expense, adjusted Selling and marketing expense, adjusted General and administrative expense, adjusted Operating income, adjusted Net income, adjusted Net income per share—diluted and adjusted EBITDA. We provide a reconciliation of these adjusted Non-GAAP measures to GAAP Gross profit, Operating income, Net income, Net income per share - diluted and EBITDA.

Our forward-looking adjusted Non-GAAP earnings per share information consistently excludes non-cash stock-based compensation expense. Additionally, the adjusted Non-GAAP earnings per share will consistently exclude litigation expenses and non-recurring items that impact our ongoing business. See items (A) through (D) below for further information on the current quarter’s reconciling items.

Items (A) through (E) on the “Reconciliation of GAAP to Non-GAAP Financial Measures” table are listed to the right of certain categories under “Gross profit,” “Operating income,” “Net income,” “Net income per share—diluted” and “EBITDA” and correspond to the categories explained in further detail below under (A) through (E).

(A) Non-cash stock-based compensation charges relating to stock option grants, restricted stock, and restricted stock units awarded to and accounted for in accordance with Share-Based Payment accounting guidance. See (1) on previous page for breakdown of stock-based compensation. Because of varying valuation methodologies, subjective assumptions and varying award types, the Company believes that the exclusion of stock-based compensation charges provides for more accurate comparisons to our peer companies and for a more accurate comparison of our financial results to previous periods. Additionally, the Company believes it is useful to investors to understand the specific impact of non-cash stock-based compensation charges on our operating results.

(B) Strategic consulting and litigation costs. See item (2) on previous page. The Company’s management excludes certain board-directed consulting costs and litigation expenses when evaluating its ongoing performance and/or predicting its earnings trends and therefore excludes these charges on our adjusted operating results.

(C) Executive separation payment relating to CFO employment termination benefits agreement. See item (3) on previous page. The Company’s management excludes these costs when evaluating its ongoing performance and/or predicting its earnings trends and therefore excludes these charges on our adjusted operating results.

(D) The Non-GAAP adjustment to the tax provision represents the non-cash tax expense included in the GAAP tax provision, including the current period utilization of deferred tax assets created in previous periods. The remaining provision for income taxes represents expected cash taxes to be paid.

(E) EBITDA represents earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization. Adjusted EBITDA adds back stock-based compensation charges and litigation expenses.