Published: February 07, 2012
Rentrak Reports Fiscal 2012 Third Quarter Financial Results
PORTLAND, Ore., Feb. 7, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Rentrak Corporation (NASDAQ: RENT), a leader in multi-screen media measurement serving the advertising, television and entertainment industries, today announced financial results for its third fiscal quarter ended December 31, 2011.
Consolidated revenues were $22.2 million for the third quarter of fiscal 2012, compared with $23.7 million for last year's third quarter, reflecting a 21 percent decline in the company's Home Entertainment business, partially offset by a 20 percent increase in the company's Advanced Media and Information (AMI) business.
Revenues in the company's AMI division rose to $9.9 million for the 2012 fiscal third quarter, up from $8.2 million a year ago, and represent 45 percent of Rentrak's consolidated revenues, up from 35 percent last year.
($ in millions) 3Q FY12 3Q FY11 Percent Change
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AMI revenue $9.9 $8.2 20%
TV Essentials((TM)) $2.3 $1.4 58%
Box Office Essentials((TM)) $5.5 $4.5 21%
OnDemand Essentials((TM))* $2.1 $2.3 -5%
------------------------- ---- ---- ---
Home Entertainment
revenue $12.3 $15.5 -21%
* The fiscal 2011 period includes a large custom project
and a client, Flo TV, which is no longer in business.
Excluding these amounts, OnDemand Essentials((TM)) contract
revenue increased 15 percent.
"Marketplace momentum for our TV businesses is continuing to build, with more networks, stations, advertisers and advertising agencies using Rentrak's census-based measurement currency," said Bill Livek, Rentrak's Chief Executive Officer. "We are successfully delivering on our promise to grow our Advanced Media and Information division to represent the majority of our revenue and operating income."
Revenues in the company's Home Entertainment business declined to $12.3 million for the most recent quarter from $15.5 million for last fiscal year's third quarter, resulting primarily from a decline in retail store customers' revenue due to product mix, fewer participating retailers, and increased competition from alternative distribution channels, a reduction in the number of significant theatrical rental titles made available during the fiscal 2012 third quarter, and Warner Brothers' decision to release its video content in the retail channel before offering it to the rental market.
Rentrak's gross margin grew to 48 percent of consolidated revenues for the fiscal 2012 third quarter from 41 percent for the same period last year, primarily reflecting an increase in revenues generated from the company's AMI division. Gross margin for AMI grew to 65 percent for the fiscal 2012 third quarter from 64 percent last year. Gross margin for Home Entertainment advanced to 34 percent for the fiscal 2012 third quarter from 28 percent one year ago.
Operating expenses for the fiscal 2012 third quarter totaled $11.6 million, or 52 percent of consolidated revenues, roughly equal to $11.6 million, or 49 percent of consolidated revenues, for the fiscal 2011 third quarter.
Operating loss for the third quarter of fiscal 2012 was reduced to $974,000, which included $186,000 of acquisition expense and $1.0 million of stock-based compensation costs. Operating loss for the third quarter of last year was $2.0 million, which included $539,000 of acquisition expense and $2.2 million in stock-based compensation costs.
Operating income in the company's AMI segment for the fiscal 2012 third quarter totaled $1.1 million, or 11 percent of AMI revenues, compared with an operating loss of $655,000 for last year's third fiscal quarter. Home Entertainment operating income for the fiscal 2012 third quarter totaled $2.0 million, or 16 percent of Home Entertainment revenues, compared with $2.4 million, or 15 percent of Home Entertainment revenues, for last year's third fiscal quarter.
Rentrak's net loss for the fiscal 2012 third quarter amounted to $1.9 million, or $0.18 per share, compared with a net loss of $473,000, or $0.04 per share, for the same quarter last year. Excluding the acquisition and stock-based compensation costs already mentioned, and a tax valuation allowance of $1.2 million, net income for the fiscal 2012 third quarter would have been $190,000, or $0.02 per diluted share, compared with $664,000, or $0.06 per diluted share, for the fiscal 2011 third quarter. The reconciliation of these non-GAAP earnings per share (EPS) to EPS, the most comparable financial measure based upon generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP), and a further explanation about non-GAAP EPS, is included in the financial tables at the end of this press release.
Adjusted EBITDA for the fiscal 2012 third quarter was $1.1 million, compared with $1.0 million last year. Excluding the acquisition costs already mentioned for both periods, adjusted EBITDA would have been $1.3 million for the fiscal 2012 third quarter, versus $1.6 million for the fiscal 2011 third quarter, primarily due to the decline in Home Entertainment. The reconciliation of adjusted EBITDA to net income, the most comparable financial measure based upon GAAP, and a further explanation about adjusted EBITDA, is included in the financial tables at the end of this press release.
Rentrak recorded a tax provision of $1.1 million for the third quarter of fiscal 2012, compared with a tax benefit of $1.4 million for the prior year period. The change in tax was primarily due to the recording of a valuation allowance to fully reserve deferred tax assets as a result of the company's cumulative losses primarily due to investments in acquisitions and its TV Essentials'(TM) growth strategy. In the future, as the company generates taxable income, it expects to be able to utilize these deferred tax assets, which should reduce future tax expense.
The company generated $2.3 million and $5.7 million in cash from operating activities for the third quarter and first nine months of fiscal 2012, respectively, compared with $595,000 and $7.3 million for the third quarter and first nine months of fiscal 2011.
Rentrak's cash, cash equivalents and marketable securities balance was $24.4 million at December 31, 2011, compared with $26.4 million at March 31, 2011, primarily reflecting $4.3 million in stock repurchases. No shares were repurchased in the fiscal 2012 third quarter.
Rentrak announced several recent developments which occurred in December, January and February, but which were not fully reflected in fiscal 2012 third quarter performance:
-- Growing its local TV measurement service to 140 local TV station
clients, up from 79 at the beginning of the quarter, across 30 station
groups in 67 local TV markets.
-- Expanded contracts with Belo Corp., London Broadcasting,
Post-Newsweek, Raycom TV and Schurz Communications.
-- Completed penetration of the Springfield, Missouri market through a
new contract with Koplar Communications.
-- Signed new agreements with Prime Cities Broadcasting for two North
Dakota television stations and with Peak Media for two stations in
Johnstown-Altoona, Pennsylvania.
-- Extending its national TV measurement client base through the addition
of ION Television, MavTV, Music Choice and Star TV, which is operated by
News Corp's STAR division.
-- Increasing its advertising agency client base through the addition of
holding company The Interpublic Group of Companies, and its Mediabrands
business, which consists of Universal McCann, Initiative, and
MagnaGlobal. The enterprise-wide agreement with Mediabrands includes
subscriptions to virtually every Rentrak offering including the
company's national and local TV ratings, Exact Commercial Ratings, and
Rentrak's newly released "movie-goer" segmentation database. The
company anticipates that Mediabrands will be an aggressive user of its
services in the marketplace. Rentrak also recently added advertising
agencies Aegis Media North America, Camelot Strategic Marketing & Media,
PrecisionDemand and The Lloyd Daniel Corporation. Rentrak now counts
nearly every major national advertising holding company as a client.
-- Launching Exact Commercial Ratings, a module for Rentrak's national TV
measurement subscribers to help advertisers gain information about how
many viewers were exposed to the advertisers' actual ads versus an
average commercial on the networks on which they advertise.
-- Adding political outlook segment demographics into the company's local
and national TV measurement services to help agencies, political
candidates and political parties more effectively identify their
audiences.
-- Re-entering the Quebec, Canada Home Entertainment market and signing a
major retail chain with more than 60 stores.
Conference Call
Rentrak will hold a conference call at 5:00 p.m. ET/2:00 p.m. PT today to discuss its fiscal 2012 third quarter financial results. Shareholders, members of the media and other interested parties may participate in the call by dialing 877-941-6009 from the U.S. or Canada, or 480-629-9645 from international locations, conference ID 4505307. An audio replay of the conference call will be available through midnight February 14, 2012 by dialing 800-406-7325 from the U.S. or Canada, or 303-590-3030 from international locations, passcode 4505307. This call is being webcast and can be accessed at Rentrak's Web site at www.rentrak.com, where it will be archived through February 6, 2013.
About Rentrak Corporation
Rentrak Corporation is a global digital media measurement and research company, serving the most recognizable companies in the entertainment industry. With a reach across numerous platforms including box office, multi-screen television, and home video, Rentrak has developed more efficient metrics to be used as the database currency for the evaluation and selling of media. Rentrak is headquartered in Portland, Oregon, with additional U.S. and international offices. For more information on Rentrak, please visit www.rentrak.com.
Safe Harbor Statement
The foregoing paragraphs contain forward-looking statements within the meaning of the federal securities laws, including, without limitation, momentum for the company's TV businesses continuing to grow, successfully growing the company's AMI division to represent a majority of the company's revenue and operating income, execution of the company's business plan, growth in its client base and in the movie and television segments, the growing importance of its census-based measurement services for networks, stations, advertisers and advertising agencies, utilization of deferred tax assets to reduce future tax expense and use of the company's services by Mediabrands. These forward-looking statements are based on Rentrak's current expectations, estimates and projections about its business and industry, management's beliefs, and certain assumptions, all of which are subject to change. Forward-looking statements are not guarantees of future performance and Rentrak's actual results may differ significantly as a result of a number of factors, including customer demand for movies in various media formats subject to company guarantees, the company's ability to attract new revenue-sharing customers and retain existing customers, the company's ability to successfully grow its AMI division, the company's success in maintaining its relationships with studios and other product suppliers, the company's ability to successfully develop and market new services to create new revenue streams, its ability to successfully integrate acquired businesses, and Rentrak's customers continuing to comply with the terms of their agreements. Additional factors that could affect Rentrak's financial results are described in Rentrak's reports on Form 10-K, 10-Q and other filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission. Results of operations in any past period should not be considered indicative of the results to be expected for future periods.
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CONTACT:
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(Financial Tables Follow)
Rentrak Corporation and Subsidiaries
Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations
(In thousands, except per share amounts)
(Unaudited)
For the Three For the Nine
Months Months
Ended December Ended December
31, 31,
-------------- --------------
2011 2010 2011 2010
---- ---- ---- ----
Revenue $22,211 $23,716 $66,471 $72,409
Cost of
sales 11,590 14,089 35,229 41,084
------ ------ ------ ------
Gross
margin 10,621 9,627 31,242 31,325
Operating
expenses:
Selling
and
administrative 11,595 11,638 32,354 33,129
------ ------ ------ ------
Loss from
operations (974) (2,011) (1,112) (1,804)
Other
income:
Interest
income,
net 133 148 348 351
Other
income - - - 124
133 148 348 475
--- --- --- ---
Loss
before
income
taxes (841) (1,863) (764) (1,329)
Provision
(benefit)
for
income
taxes 1,106 (1,390) 1,046 (1,351)
----- ------ ----- ------
Net
income
(loss) $(1,947) $(473) $(1,810) $22
======= ===== ======= ===
Basic net
income
(loss)
per
share $(0.18) $(0.04) $(0.16) $0.00
====== ====== ====== =====
Diluted
net
income
(loss)
per
share $(0.18) $(0.04) $(0.16) $0.00
====== ====== ====== =====
Shares
used in
per
share
calculations:
Basic 11,102 11,025 11,205 10,886
====== ====== ====== ======
Diluted 11,102 11,025 11,205 11,338
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Rentrak Corporation and Subsidiaries
Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets
(In thousands, except per share amounts)
(Unaudited)
December March
31, 31,
2011 2011
---- ----
Assets
Current Assets:
Cash and cash equivalents $1,220 $3,821
Marketable securities 23,192 22,556
Accounts and notes receivable, net of
allowances for
doubtful accounts of $770 and $645 13,280 16,713
Taxes receivable and prepaid taxes 803 1,726
Deferred tax assets, net - 152
Other current assets 909 1,091
--- -----
Total Current Assets 39,404 46,059
Property and equipment, net of accumulated
depreciation of $16,128 and $13,750 9,862 8,834
Deferred tax assets, net - 1,242
Goodwill 5,018 5,222
Other intangible assets, net of
accumulated
amortization of $1,340 and $724 13,280 14,122
Other assets 717 696
--- ---
Total Assets $68,281 $76,175
Liabilities and Stockholders' Equity
Current Liabilities:
Accounts payable $4,415 $7,223
Accrued liabilities 2,734 3,022
Accrued compensation 3,870 6,144
Deferred revenue 1,509 1,210
----- -----
Total Current Liabilities 12,528 17,599
Deferred rent, long-term portion 1,338 942
Taxes payable, long-term 665 1,261
Deferred tax liability, long-term 13 -
Note payable 519 -
--- ---
Total Liabilities 15,063 19,802
Commitments and Contingencies - -
Stockholders' Equity:
Preferred stock, $0.001 par value; 10,000
shares authorized; none issued - -
Common stock, $0.001 par value; 30,000
shares authorized; shares issued and
outstanding:
11,006 and 11,243 11 11
Capital in excess of par value 53,495 54,358
Accumulated other comprehensive income 48 530
Retained earnings (accumulated deficit) (336) 1,474
---- -----
Total Stockholders' Equity 53,218 56,373
Total Liabilities and Stockholders'
Equity $68,281 $76,175
Rentrak Corporation and Subsidiaries
Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows
(In thousands)
(Unaudited)
For the Nine Months Ended
December 31,
--------------------------
2011 2010
---- ----
Cash flows from operating
activities:
Net income (loss) $(1,810) $22
Adjustments to reconcile
net income (loss) to net
cash flows
provided by operating
activities:
Tax benefit from stock-
based compensation - 983
Depreciation and
amortization 3,233 2,392
Impairment of capitalized
software projects - 8
Stock-based compensation 813 5,650
Excess tax benefits from
stock-based
compensation - (1,767)
Deferred income taxes 1,407 (158)
Gain on liquidation of
investment - (104)
Loss (gain) on sale of
assets 2 (12)
Realized gain on
marketable securities (37) (17)
Interest on note payable 19 -
Adjustment to allowance
for doubtful accounts 125 44
(Increase) decrease in:
Accounts and notes
receivable 3,433 3,918
Taxes receivable and
prepaid taxes 923 (2,109)
Other assets 304 (363)
Increase (decrease) in:
Accounts payable (2,827) 612
Taxes payable (596) 212
Accrued liabilities and
compensation (10) (1,786)
Deferred revenue 299 (167)
Deferred rent 407 (48)
Other liabilities - (13)
--- ---
Net cash provided by
operating activities 5,685 7,297
Cash flows from investing
activities:
Purchase of marketable
securities (15,903) (13,411)
Sale or maturity of
marketable securities 15,371 7,300
Proceeds on the sale of
assets - 14
Proceeds on the
liquidation of
investment - 224
Cash paid for acquisition - (1,726)
Purchase of property and
equipment (3,355) (2,626)
Net cash used in
investing activities (3,887) (10,225)
Cash flows from financing
activities:
Proceeds from notes
payable 500 -
Issuance of common stock 60 1,071
Excess tax benefits from
stock-based
compensation - 1,767
Repurchase of common
stock (4,341) -
Net cash provided by
(used in) financing
activities (3,781) 2,838
Effect of foreign
exchange translation on
cash (618) 59
---- ---
Decrease in cash and cash
equivalents (2,601) (31)
Cash and cash
equivalents:
Beginning of period 3,821 2,435
----- -----
End of period $1,220 $2,404
Supplemental information:
Capitalized stock-
based compensation $253 $335
Common stock used to pay
for option exercises 306 641
Rentrak Corporation and Subsidiaries
Information by Segment
(Unaudited)
(in thousands)
For the Three For the Nine
Months Months
Ended December Ended December
31, 31,
--------------- ---------------
2011 2010 2011 2010
---- ---- ---- ----
Sales to external
AMI customers $9,899 $8,220 $28,212 $24,149
Gross margin $6,417 $5,227 $17,802 $16,626
Income (loss) from
operations $1,107 $(655) $3,730 $1,207
Sales to external
HOME customers $12,312 $15,496 $38,259 $48,260
ENTERTAINMENT Gross margin $4,204 $4,400 $13,440 $14,699
Income from operations $2,011 $2,375 $6,972 $8,686
Sales to external
Total customers $22,211 $23,716 $66,471 $72,409
Gross margin $10,621 $9,627 $31,242 $31,325
Income from operations $3,118 $1,720 $10,702 $9,893
Note: Prior period amounts are reclassified to reflect
the move of Home Entertainment Essentials from AMI into
Home Entertainment division. The segment operating
income figures are before corporate overhead.
Rentrak Corporation and Subsidiaries
Reconciliation of GAAP and Non-GAAP Financial Measures
Adjusted EBITDA
(Unaudited)
(in thousands)
For the Three For the Nine
Months Months
Ended December Ended December
31, 31,
--------------- ---------------
2011 2010 2011 2010
---- ---- ---- ----
Net income (loss) $(1,947) $(473) $(1,810) $22
Adjustments:
(Benefit) provision
for income taxes 1,106 (1,390) 1,046 (1,351)
Interest income, net (133) (148) (348) (475)
Depreciation and
amortization 1,097 852 3,233 2,392
Stock-based
compensation 1,022 2,194 813 5,650
Adjusted EBITDA $1,145 $1,035 $2,934 $6,238
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Acquisition costs 186 539 633 1,442
Adjusted EBITDA $1,331 $1,574 $3,567 $7,680
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About Adjusted EBITDA before
acquisition costs
From time to time, we may refer to Adjusted EBITDA (Earnings Before Interest, Taxes, Depreciation, Amortization and Stock-based Compensation) in our conference calls and discussions with analysts in connection with our reported historical financial results. Adjusted EBITDA does not represent cash flows from operations as defined by generally accepted accounting principles ("GAAP"), is not derived in accordance with GAAP and should not be considered by the reader as an alternative to net income (the most comparable GAAP financial measure to Adjusted EBITDA). The reconciliation of GAAP and Non-GAAP financial measures for the three and nine month periods ended December 31, 2011 and 2010 is included in the above table. Management of the company believes that Adjusted EBITDA is helpful as an indicator of the current financial performance of the company and its capacity to operationally fund capital expenditures and working capital requirements. Due to the nature of the company's internally-developed software policies and the company's use of stock-based compensation, the company incurs significant non-cash charges for depreciation, amortization and stock-based compensation expense that may not be indicative of its operating performance from a cash perspective. Therefore, the company believes that using the measure of Adjusted EBITDA will help provide a better understanding of the company's underlying financial performance and ability to generate cash flows from operations.
Rentrak Corporation and Subsidiaries
Reconciliation of GAAP and Non-GAAP Financial Measures
Non-GAAP Diluted EPS
(Unaudited)
For the Three Months
Ended December 31,
------------------
2011 2010
---- ----
Diluted EPS, as
Diluted EPS, as reported $(0.18) reported $(0.04)
Valuation allowance on deferred
tax assets 0.11
Acquisitions 0.01 Acquisitions 0.02
Stock-based
Stock-based compensation 0.08 compensation 0.08
Total 0.20 Total 0.10
Diluted EPS, non-GAAP $0.02 Diluted EPS, non-GAAP $0.06
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For the Nine Months
Ended December 31,
------------------
2011 2010
---- ----
Diluted EPS, as
Diluted EPS, as reported $(0.16) reported $0.00
Valuation allowance on deferred
tax assets 0.11
Acquisitions 0.04 Acquisitions 0.03
Stock-based
Stock-based compensation 0.06 compensation 0.10
Total 0.21 Total 0.13
Diluted EPS, non-GAAP $0.05 Diluted EPS, non-GAAP $0.13
===== =====
From time to time, Management may refer to "non-GAAP diluted EPS" in our conference calls and discussions with analysts in connection with the company's reported historical financial results. This financial measure does not represent diluted EPS as defined by generally accepted accounting principles ("GAAP"), is not derived in accordance with GAAP and should not be considered by the reader as an alternative to reported diluted EPS. The reconciliation of GAAP and Non-GAAP financial measures for the three and nine month periods ended December 31, 2011 and 2010 is included in the above table. Management of the company believes that acquisition costs, stock-based compensation and the valuation allowance on deferred tax assets should be factored out of reported EPS in order to provide a more useful indicator of the current financial performance of the company. Due to the nature of the company's equity and stock-based compensation plans, costs associated with acquisitions and the valuation allowance on deferred tax assets, the company's diluted EPS, which includes these items, may not be indicative of its on-going operating performance. Therefore, the company believes that using the measure of "non-GAAP diluted EPS" may help provide a better understanding of the company's underlying financial performance.
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