- Company initiates segment reporting for
its Software & Services and Portal & Advertising
businesses
- Q1 2019 GAAP net loss of $2.2 million,
adjusted net loss of $1.2 million; significantly improved from
adjusted net loss of $2.4 million in Q1 2018
- Adjusted EBITDA of $1.7 million, up
179% from $0.6 million in the year-ago quarter
- Revenue of $31.8 million, in line with
guidance; software revenue of $11.2 million grew 4.4% from the
year-ago quarter
- 96 new customers and 184 contract
expansions for Zimbra email and collaboration platform
Synacor, Inc. (Nasdaq: SYNC), the trusted technology,
multiplatform services and revenue partner for video, internet and
communications providers, device manufacturers, governments and
enterprises, today announced its financial results for the first
quarter ended March 31, 2019.
“Our strong Q1 results reflect our continuing focus on
profitability and software revenue,” said Himesh Bhise, Synacor’s
chief executive officer. “Our total revenue was in line with
expectations, while adjusted EBITDA exceeded guidance and was 179%
higher than a year ago.”
“We have initiated segment reporting for software and
advertising to provide greater investor visibility into how we are
optimizing performance in each of these businesses, and to better
reflect the overall strength of Synacor,” added Bhise.
Recent Highlights
- Signed Hughes Network Systems, the
world's leading provider of broadband satellite networks and
services and a leading managed services provider, as Synacor's
first Zimbra X software-operated service provider customer in the
United States. In addition to email, the four-year deal includes a
renewal for portal services.
- Zimbra customer wins in Q1 include 96
new deployments and 184 deal expansions
- Zimbra ACTIV8 European Tour showcased
the Company’s product and roadmap to more than 60 channel partners,
including business service providers and value added resellers
- Synacor’s Cloud ID now live with first
active end users via ETI reseller partnership; multiple operators
scheduled to migrate their TV Everywhere integrations to Cloud
ID
Financial Results
Revenue: For the first quarter of 2019, total revenue was
$31.8 million, solidly in line with the Company’s financial
guidance, and down from $32.9 million in the first quarter of
2018.
Software & Services revenue totaled $11.2 million in the
first quarter of 2019, compared with $10.7 million in the first
quarter of 2018. Portal & Advertising revenue totaled $20.7
million in the first quarter of 2019, compared with $22.2 million
in the year-ago period.
Net Income: For the first quarter of 2019, GAAP
net loss narrowed to $2.2 million, or $(0.06) per share. Adjusted
net loss was $1.2 million or $(0.03) per share, compared with an
adjusted net loss of $2.4 million, or $(0.06) per share, in the
first quarter of 2018. Adjusted net loss excludes capitalized
software impairment and certain legal and professional fees.
Adjusted EBITDA: In the first quarter of 2019, adjusted
EBITDA increased 179% to $1.7 million from $0.6 million for the
first quarter of 2018. Adjusted EBITDA excludes stock-based
compensation, other income and expense, capitalized software
impairment and certain legal and professional fees.
On a segment basis, adjusted EBITDA margin was 25% for Software
& Services and 13% for Portal & Advertising.
Cash: The Company ended the first quarter of 2019 with
$13.5 million in cash and cash equivalents, compared with $15.9
million at the end of the fourth quarter of 2018.
Guidance
Based on information available as of May 8, 2019, the Company is
providing financial guidance for the second quarter and is
reaffirming full year 2019 guidance as follows:
- Q2 2019 Guidance: Revenue for
the second quarter of 2019 is projected to be in the range of $31
million to $33 million. The Company expects to report a net loss of
$1.6 million to $2.1 million and adjusted EBITDA of $1.1 million to
$1.6 million.
- Fiscal 2019 Guidance: Revenue
for full year 2019 is expected to be in the range of $137 million
to $145 million. The Company expects to report a net loss in the
range of $2.2 million to $4.2 million and adjusted EBITDA in the
range of $10 million to $12 million.
Conference Call Details
Synacor will host a conference call today at 5:00 p.m. ET to
discuss the first-quarter 2019 financial results. The live webcast
of Synacor’s earnings conference call can be accessed at
http://investor.synacor.com/events.cfm. To participate, please log
in approximately 10 minutes prior to the webcast. The call may be
accessed toll-free via phone at (833) 235-2655, with conference ID
2069004, or callers outside the U.S. may dial (647) 689-4151.
Following completion of the call, a recorded webcast replay will be
available on Synacor's website. To listen to the telephone replay
through May 15, 2019, call toll-free (800) 585-8367, or callers
outside the U.S. may dial (416) 621-4642.
About Synacor
Synacor (Nasdaq: SYNC) is the trusted technology development,
multiplatform services and revenue partner for video, internet and
communications providers, device manufacturers, governments and
enterprises. Synacor's mission is to enable its customers to better
engage with their consumers. Its customers use Synacor's technology
platforms and services to scale their businesses and extend their
subscriber relationships. Synacor delivers managed portals,
advertising solutions, email and collaboration platforms, and
cloud-based identity management. www.synacor.com
Non-GAAP Financial Measures
The Company uses certain non-GAAP financial measures in this
release. Generally, a non-GAAP financial measure is a numerical
measure of a company's performance, financial position or cash
flows that either excludes or includes amounts that are not
normally excluded or included in the most directly comparable
measure calculated and presented in accordance with generally
accepted accounting principles (GAAP).
We report adjusted EBITDA because it is a key measure used by
our management and Board of Directors to understand and evaluate
our core operating performance and trends, to prepare and approve
our annual budget and to develop short- and long-term operational
plans. In particular, the exclusion of certain expenses in
calculating adjusted EBITDA can provide a useful measure for
period-to-period comparisons of our core business. Accordingly, we
believe that adjusted EBITDA provides useful information to
investors and others in understanding and evaluating our operating
results in the same manner as our management and Board of
Directors.
For a reconciliation of adjusted EBITDA to net loss, the most
directly comparable financial measure calculated and presented in
accordance with GAAP, please refer to the table “Reconciliation of
GAAP to Non-GAAP Measures” in this press release.
We report adjusted net loss and adjusted diluted earnings per
share because we believe these measures provide investors with
additional information to assess our financial performance. These
measures should be viewed as supplemental data, rather than
substitutes or alternatives to the comparable GAAP measures. For a
reconciliation of our GAAP Condensed Consolidated Statements of
Operations to our adjusted non-GAAP measures, please refer to the
table “Reconciliation of Adjusted Financial Measures” in this press
release.
Safe Harbor Statement Under the Private Securities Litigation
Reform Act of 1995
"Safe Harbor" statement under the Private Securities Litigation
Reform Act of 1995: This press release contains forward-looking
statements concerning Synacor's expected financial performance
including, without limitation, its second-quarter 2019 guidance,
the statements and quotations from management and Synacor's
strategic and operational plans. The achievement or success of the
matters covered by such forward-looking statements involves risks,
uncertainties and assumptions. If any such risks or uncertainties
materialize or if any of the assumptions prove incorrect, the
Company's results could differ materially from the results
expressed or implied by the forward-looking statements the Company
makes.
The risks and uncertainties referred to above include - but are
not limited to - risks associated with: execution of our plans and
strategies, including the loss of a significant customer; execution
against our agreement with AT&T the pace and degree to which
the AT&T portal can be monetized; our ability to obtain new
customers; our ability to integrate the assets and personnel from
acquisitions; expectations regarding consumer taste and user
adoption of applications and solutions; developments in internet
browser software and search advertising technologies; general
economic conditions; expectations regarding the Company's ability
to timely expand the breadth of services and products
or introduction of new services and products; consolidation
within the cable and telecommunications industries; changes in the
competitive dynamics in the market for online search and digital
advertising; the risk that security measures could be breached
and unauthorized access to subscriber data could be obtained;
potential third party intellectual property infringement claims or
other legal claims against Synacor; and the price volatility of our
common stock.
Further information on these and other factors that could affect
the Company’s financial results is included in filings it makes
with the Securities and Exchange Commission from time to time,
including the section entitled "Risk Factors" in the Company's most
recent Form 10-K filed with the SEC. These documents are available
on the SEC Filings section of the Investor Information section of
the Company's website at http://investor.synacor.com/. All
information provided in this release and in the attachments is
available as of May 8, 2019, and Synacor undertakes no duty to
update this information.
Synacor, Inc. Condensed Consolidated Balance
Sheets (In thousands) (Unaudited)
March 31, December
31, 2019 2018 Assets Current assets: Cash
and cash equivalents $ 13,494 $ 15,921 Accounts receivable, net
21,007 25,567 Prepaid expenses and other current assets
4,300 3,779 Total current assets 38,801 45,267
Property and equipment, net 17,688 18,707 Operating lease
right-of-use assets 9,041 — Goodwill 15,944 15,941 Intangible
assets 10,017 10,553 Other assets 906 995
Total Assets $ 92,397 $
91,463 Liabilities and Stockholders'
Equity Current liabilities: Accounts payable $ 17,569 $ 19,174
Accrued expenses and other current liabilities 4,610 7,849 Current
portion of deferred revenue 5,994 6,672 Current portion of
long-term debt and finance leases 2,245 2,328 Current portion of
operating lease liabilities 4,578 —
Total current liabilities 34,996 36,023 Long-term portion debt and
finance leases 824 1,367 Deferred revenue 2,208 2,214 Long-term
portion of operating lease liabilities 4,642 — Deferred income
taxes 250 231 Other long-term liabilities 303
457
Total Liabilities 43,223
40,292 Stockholders' Equity: Common
stock 399 399 Treasury stock (1,899 ) (1,899 ) Additional paid-in
capital 145,123 144,739 Accumulated deficit (93,970 ) (91,726 )
Accumulated other comprehensive loss (479 ) (342 )
Total stockholders’ equity 49,174 51,171
Total Liabilities and Stockholders' Equity $
92,397 $ 91,463
Synacor, Inc. Condensed Consolidated Statements of
Operations (In thousands except share and per share
amounts) (Unaudited)
Three months ended March 31, 2019
2018 Revenue Software & Services $ 11,158 $
10,685 Portal & Advertising 20,666 22,230
Total Revenue 31,824 32,915
Costs and operating expenses: Cost of revenue - Software &
Services (1) 3,503 3,108 Cost of revenue - Portal & Advertising
(1) 13,003 12,427 Technology and development (1)(2) 4,546 6,369
Sales and marketing (2) 5,991 5,936 General and administrative
(1)(2) 4,465 5,017 Depreciation and amortization 2,435
2,435 Total costs and operating expenses
33,943 35,292 Loss from
operations (2,119 ) (2,377 ) Other income - net 216 119 Interest
expense (64 ) (97 ) Loss before income taxes (1,967 )
(2,355 ) Provision for income taxes 277 20
Net loss $ (2,244 ) $ (2,375 ) Net loss per
share: Basic $ (0.06 ) $ (0.06 ) Diluted $ (0.06 ) $ (0.06 )
Weighted average shares used to compute net loss per share: Basic
39,038,642 38,794,165 Diluted
39,038,642 38,794,165 Notes: (1)
Exclusive of depreciation and amortization shown separately. (2)
Includes stock-based compensation as follows:
Three months
ended March 31, 2019 2018 Technology and
development $ 103 $ 134 Sales and marketing 115 138 General and
administrative 113 281 $ 331 $
553
Synacor, Inc. Condensed Consolidated
Statements of Cash Flows (In thousands)
(Unaudited)
Three months ended
March 31, 2019 2018 Cash Flows from
Operating Activities: Net loss $ (2,244 ) $ (2,375 )
Adjustments to reconcile net loss to net cash used in operating
activities: Depreciation and amortization 2,487 2,435 Capitalized
software impairment 226 — Stock-based compensation expense 331 553
Provision for deferred income taxes 20 (39 ) Change in allowance
for doubtful accounts 38 — Change in operating assets and
liabilities: Accounts receivable, net 4,522 7,517 Prepaid expenses
and other assets (521 ) (942 ) Other long-term assets 89 —
Operating lease right-of-use assets, net 1,231 — Accounts payable,
accrued expenses and other liabilities (4,598 ) (9,821 ) Deferred
revenue (684 ) (872 ) Operating lease liabilities (1,202 )
—
Net cash used in operating activities
(305 ) (3,544 ) Cash Flows
from Investing Activities: Purchases of property and equipment
(1,325 ) (1,924 )
Net cash used in investing
activities (1,325 ) (1,924
) Cash Flows from Financing Activities: Payments on
long-term debt and finance leases (694 ) (520 ) Proceeds from
exercise of common stock options 37 18
Net cash used in financing activities (657
) (502 ) Effect of exchange rate
changes on cash and cash equivalents (140 ) (81 ) Net
decrease in Cash and Cash Equivalents (2,427 ) (6,051 ) Cash and
Cash Equivalents at beginning of period 15,921
22,476 Cash and Cash Equivalents at end of period
$
13,494 $ 16,425
Synacor, Inc. Segment Results (In thousands except
percentages) (Unaudited)
Effective March 31, 2019, the
Company concluded that we now have two reportable segments which
were determined on the basis of the products and services provided
to customers, identified as follows: (i) Software & Services,
which includes email / collaboration (Zimbra) and identity
management (Cloud ID). (ii) Portal & Advertising, which
includes managed portals and advertising solutions for publishers.
The following table presents the key segment financial
measures for the periods indicated. Please refer to the
Reconciliation of GAAP to Non-GAAP Measures schedule for the
reconciliation of Adjusted EBITDA.
Three months ended
March 31, 2019 2018 % Change Segment
Revenue: Software & Services $ 11,158 $ 10,685 4.4 % Portal
& Advertising 20,666 22,230 -7.0 %
Total $ 31,824 $ 32,915 -3.3 % Segment
Adjusted EBITDA: Software & Services $ 2,794 $ 2,497 11.9 %
Portal & Advertising 2,621 3,048 -14.0 % Unallocated Corporate
G&A Expense (3,711 ) (4,934 ) -24.8 % Total $
1,704 $ 611 178.9 % Segment Adjusted EBITDA
margin*: Software & Services 25.0 % 23.4 % 160 bps Portal &
Advertising 12.7 % 13.7 % -100 bps Total 5.4 %
1.9 % 350 bps
*Adjusted EBITDA as a percent of
revenue The following tables presents a disaggregation of
segment revenue for the periods indicated based upon the accounting
definition of revenue recognition: (i) Recurring = revenue
recognized over time (ii) Non-recurring = revenue recognized at a
point in time
Three months ended March 31,
2019 2018 % Change Software & Services
Revenue: Recurring $ 8,514 $ 8,324 2.3 % Non-recurring 2,284 1,899
20.3 % Discontinued Products** 360 462
-22.1 % Total $ 11,158 $ 10,685 4.4 % Portal
& Advertising Revenue: Recurring $ 1,506 $ 2,087 -27.8 %
Non-recurring 19,160 20,143 -4.9 %
Total $ 20,666 $ 22,230 -7.0 % Total Revenue:
Recurring $ 10,020 $ 10,411 -3.8 % Non-recurring 21,444 22,042 -2.7
% Discontinued Products** 360 462 -22.1
% Total $ 31,824 $ 32,915 -3.3 % ** VAM video
product line which was discontinued during Q1 2019.
Synacor, Inc. Reconciliation of Adjusted Financial
Measures (In thousands except per share amounts)
(Unaudited)
Three months ended March 31,
2019
Per GAAPStatements
CapitalizedSoftwareImpairment
Certain
Legal&Professional Fees
AdjustedNon-GAAP
Revenue Software & Services $ 11,158 $ 11,158 Portal &
Advertising 20,666 20,666
Total Revenue $ 31,824 — — $
31,824 Costs and operating expenses: Cost of revenue -
Software & Services (1) 3,503
3,503 Cost of revenue - Portal & Advertising (1) 13,003 13,003
Technology and development (1)(2) 4,546
4,546 Sales and marketing (2) 5,991 5,991 General and
administrative (1)(2) 4,465 (226 ) (779 ) 3,460 Depreciation and
amortization 2,435 2,435
Total costs and operating expenses 33,943 (226
) (779 ) 32,938 Loss from operations (2,119 )
226 779 (1,114 ) Other income - net 216 216 Interest expense
(64 ) (64 ) Loss before income taxes (1,967 )
226 779 (962 ) Provision for income taxes (3) 277
277 Net loss $ (2,244 ) $ 226 $
779 $ (1,239 ) Diluted EPS $ (0.06 ) $ 0.01 $ 0.02 $ (0.03 )
Three months ended March 31, 2018
Per GAAPStatements
CapitalizedSoftwareImpairment
Certain
Legal&Professional Fees
AdjustedNon-GAAP
Revenue Software & Services $ 10,685 $ 10,685 Portal &
Advertising 22,230 22,230
Total Revenue $ 32,915 — — $
32,915 Costs and operating expenses: Cost of revenue -
Software & Services (1) 3,108 3,108 Cost of revenue - Portal
& Advertising (1) 12,427 12,427 Technology and development
(1)(2) 6,369 6,369 Sales and marketing (2) 5,936 5,936 General and
administrative (1)(2) 5,017 5,017 Depreciation and amortization
2,435 2,435 Total costs
and operating expenses 35,292 —
— 35,292 Loss from operations (2,377 ) — —
(2,377 ) Other income - net 119 119 Interest expense (97 )
(97 ) Loss before income taxes (2,355 ) — —
(2,355 ) Provision for income taxes (3) 20
20 Net loss $ (2,375 ) $ — $ — $
(2,375 ) Diluted EPS $ (0.06 ) $ — $ — $ (0.06 ) Notes: (1)
Exclusive of depreciation and amortization shown separately. (2)
Includes stock-based compensation (3) No income tax effects to
adjustments presented due to full valuation allowance.
Synacor's management believes that certain non-GAAP measures of
Adjusted Net Loss and Adjusted Diluted Earnings per Share provide
investors with additional information to assess the Company's
financial performance. These measures should be viewed as
supplemental data, rather than substitutes or alternatives to the
comparable GAAP measures.
Synacor, Inc. Reconciliation of GAAP to Non-GAAP
Measures (In thousands) (Unaudited)
The following table presents a
reconciliation of net loss to adjusted EBITDA for each of the
periods indicated:
Three months ended March
31, 2019 2018 Reconciliation of
Adjusted EBITDA: Net loss $ (2,244 ) $ (2,375 ) Provision for
income taxes 277 20 Interest expense 64 97 Other income - net (216
) (119 ) Depreciation and amortization 2,487 2,435 Capitalized
software impairment 226 — Stock-based compensation expense 331 553
Certain legal expenses* 266 — Certain professional services fees**
513 —
Adjusted EBITDA $
1,704 $ 611 * "Certain
legal expenses" includes legal fees and other related expenses
associated with legal proceedings outside the ordinary course of
our business, including the class action securities litigation, and
arbitration costs related to the dissolution of a former joint
venture. ** “Certain professional services fees” includes fees and
expenses related to merger and acquisition activities.
Guidance Reconciliation
(In millions) Q2-2019
FY 2019 Net Loss $(1.6) - $(2.1) $(2.2)
- $(4.2) Taxes, Interest & Other Income/Expense 0.3 1.2
Depreciation & Amortization 2.5 10.0 Stock-based Compensation
0.4 2.0 Certain Legal & Professional Fees - 0.8 Capitalized
Software Impairment - 0.2
Adjusted EBITDA $1.1 - $1.6 $10.0 - $12.0
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