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A.D.A.M., Inc. Announces Third Quarter Financial Results
[November 12, 2009]

A.D.A.M., Inc. Announces Third Quarter Financial Results


ATLANTA --(Business Wire)-- A.D.A.M., Inc. (Nasdaq: ADAM), a leading provider of health information and benefit technology solutions, today announced its financial results for the third quarter ended September 30, 2009.

Highlights: License revenues for the third quarter of 2009 were $6.7 million, up 7% over third quarter of 2008 Adjusted operating income margin for the third quarter of 2009 was 23% as compared to 18% in the third quarter of 2008 Net income for the third quarter of 2009 was $1.3 million, or $0.13 per share on a fully diluted basis, up 88% from the third quarter of 2008 Adjusted EBITDA was $2.4 million for the third quarter of 2009, up 24% from third quarter 2008 "We are pleased with the performance of our licensing business for the third quarter," said Kevin Noland, A.D.A.M.'s president and chief executive officer. "Health content licensing performed extremely well and we experienced another good quarter of bookings related to Benergy and our online enrollment products. As many of our new enrollment clients will begin their implementations in the fourth quarter, this should give us a nice start to 2010. As a result of our continued investments in infrastructure to support our expected growth, we are now processing approximately 25% more employee enrollments than last year, with the fastest response times we have ever recorded during the first week of the November peak season." Financial Results: Third Quarter Highlights License revenues for the third quarter ended September 30, 2009 were $6.7 million, compared to $6.3 million in the third quarter of 2008, an increase of 7%. The increase from the prior year reflects an increase in health content license revenue of 20%, the result of new client contracts, strong retention rates and improved results from distribution partners.



Total revenues for the third quarter ended September 30, 2009 were $7.0 million, compared to $7.1 million in the third quarter of 2008. The change reflects the lower level of product sales related to the Company's education business and professional services provided in 2009, which was partially offset by the increase in license revenues noted previously.

Adjusted operating income was $1.6 million, or 23% of revenues, compared to $1.3 million, or 18% of revenues for the third quarter of 2009 and 2008, respectively. Adjusted operating income improved due to the Company's cost cutting measures that reduced cost of revenues by 25% and operating expenses by 10%.


Cash flow, as measured by Adjusted EBITDA was $2.4 million, or 34% of revenues, for the third quarter ended September 30, 2009, as compared to $1.9 million or 27% of revenues for the same period a year ago.

Net income for the third quarter ended September 30, 2009 was $1.3 million or $0.13 per share on a fully diluted basis as compared to net income of $688,000 or $0.06 per share on a fully diluted basis for the third quarter of 2008.

Non-GAAP net income, which excludes charges for stock-based compensation and amortization of purchased intangibles, was $1.6 million, an increase of 38% from the same period a year ago.

September Year-to-Date Highlights License revenues for the nine-month period ended September 30, 2009, were $19.4 million, an increase of 2% from $19.0 million in the same period last year. The increase from prior year reflects an increase in health content license revenues of 10% from new clients and growth from existing accounts.

Adjusted operating income was $4.0 million, compared to $4.1 million, for the nine-months ended September 30, 2009 and 2008, respectively. Both amounts were 19% of revenues for the respective periods.

Cash flow, as measured by Adjusted EBITDA was $5.9 million, or 29% of revenues, for the nine months ended September 30, 2009, as compared to $5.8 million or 27% of revenues for the same period a year ago.

At September 30, 2009, the company had cash and cash equivalents of $3.5 million as compared to $1.4 million at December 31, 2008.

Conference Call A.D.A.M. will conduct its third quarter earnings conference call today, at 10:00 AM ET. To access the call in the U.S., please dial 866-900-2647 and for international callers, dial 706-758-3362 approximately 10 minutes prior to the start of the conference call. The passcode is 38400536. The conference call will also be broadcast live over the Internet and available for replay for 90 days at http://www.adam.com. In addition, a replay of the call will be available via telephone for one week, beginning two hours after the call. To listen to the telephone replay in the U.S. please dial 800-642-1687 and for international callers, dial 706-645-9291. The passcode is the same as above.

Use of Non-GAAP Measures To supplement our consolidated financial statements presented in accordance with GAAP, we present investors with certain non-GAAP operational measures, including adjusted operating income, adjusted net income, adjusted earnings per share and adjusted EBITDA, all of which primarily exclude the effects of amortization of intangible assets, stock-based compensation, acquisition related expenses, facility consolidation charges, debt refinancing costs, and a goodwill impairment charge.

Our management considers the total return of an investment we have made in an acquisition (i.e., operating profit generated as compared to the purchase price paid) without taking into consideration any allocations made for accounting purposes. Thus, because the purchase price for an acquisition does not necessarily reflect the accounting value assigned to intangible assets, including customer lists and goodwill, when analyzing the return provided by the acquisition in subsequent periods, our management, for planning and evaluation purposes, excludes the GAAP impact of acquired intangible assets, goodwill impairment charges and other acquisition related expenses to our financial results. We believe that such an approach is useful in understanding the long-term return provided by an acquisition and that our investors benefit from a supplemental non-GAAP financial measure that adjusts for the accounting expense associated with acquired intangible assets.

Similarly, we believe that excluding stock-based compensation expense provides supplemental information and an alternative presentation useful to investors' understanding of our operating results and trends, especially when comparing those results on a consistent basis to results for previous periods and anticipated results for future periods.

We also believe that, in excluding stock-based compensation, amortization of intangible assets, facility consolidation and the other listed items in the GAAP to Non-GAAP reconciliation schedules, our non-GAAP financial measures provide investors with transparency into the information and basis used by management and our board of directors to measure and forecast our results of operations, to compare on a consistent basis our results of operations for the current period to that of prior periods, to compare our results of operations on a more consistent basis against that of other companies in making financial and operating decisions, and to establish targets for management incentive compensation.

We believe that the presentation of non-GAAP operational measures of adjusted operating income, adjusted net income, adjusted earnings per share and adjusted EBITDA provide important supplemental information to management and investors regarding financial and business trends relating to our financial condition and results of operations. These non-GAAP operational measures have historically been used as key performance metrics by our senior management as they evaluate the performance of the consolidated financial results. These non-GAAP operational measures are reviewed individually as well as in total in measuring our performance against internal and external expectations for the period. The expectations for such key non-GAAP operational measures are the basis for any financial guidance provided by management for future periods. Management believes that the use of each of these non-GAAP financial measures provides enhanced consistency and comparability with our past financial reports. We provide this information to investors to enable them to perform additional analyses of past, present and future operating performance.

We believe that each of these operational measures is useful to investors in their assessment of our operating performance and the valuation of our company. Adjusted operating income, adjusted net income, adjusted earnings per share and adjusted EBITDA are significant measures used by management for: Reporting our financial results and forecasts to our board of directors; Evaluating the operating performance of our company; Managing and comparing performance internally and externally against our peers; and Establishing internal operating targets.

These non-GAAP operational measures, including adjusted operating income, adjusted net income, adjusted earnings per share and adjusted EBITDA, are used by us as broad measures of financial performance that encompass our operating performance, cash, capital structure, investment management, and income tax planning effectiveness. These operational measures are not calculated in accordance with GAAP and should be considered supplemental to, and not as a substitute for, or superior to, financial measures calculated in accordance with GAAP. These operational measures have limitations in that they do not reflect all of the costs or reductions to revenues associated with the operations of our business as determined in accordance with GAAP. In addition, these operational measures may not be comparable to non-GAAP financial measures reported by other companies. As a result, one should not consider these measures in isolation or as a substitute for analysis of our results as reported under GAAP. We compensate for these limitations by analyzing current and future results on a GAAP basis as well as a non-GAAP basis, prominently disclosing GAAP results and providing reconciliations from GAAP results to operational measures. The limitations in relying on our non-GAAP financial measures include the fact that the adjusted operating income, adjusted net income, adjusted earnings per share and adjusted EBITDA operational measures do not include the impact of stock-based compensation expense or the effects of amortization of intangible assets, acquisition related expenses and other charges. We expect to continue to incur expenses similar to the non-GAAP adjustments described above, and the exclusion or inclusion of these items from our non-GAAP financial measures should not be construed as an inference that these costs are unusual or infrequent.

About A.D.A.M., Inc.

A.D.A.M. (Nasdaq: ADAM) is a leading provider of health information and benefits technology solutions to healthcare organizations, benefits brokers, employers, consumers, and educational institutions. A.D.A.M.'s portfolio of products includes its award-winning Multimedia Encyclopedia and Benergy®, the leading benefits communication and healthcare decision support platform for small and mid-sized employers. A.D.A.M. content and technology solutions help consumers better understand their health, wellness and benefits, while helping healthcare organizations and employers reduce the costs of healthcare and benefits administration. For more information, visit http://www.adam.com or call 1-800-755-ADAM.

Forward-Looking Statements This press release contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and Section 21E of the Securities Act of 1934, as amended. The forward-looking statements are based on A.D.A.M.'s current intent, belief and expectations. These statements, especially revenue, net income, cash flow, are not guarantees of future performance and involve a number of risks and uncertainties that can be difficult to predict and that could cause actual results, performance or developments to differ materially. Factors that could affect the company's actual results, performance or developments include general economic conditions, development of the Internet as a source of health information, pricing actions taken by competitors, demand for the company's health information, regulatory changes in laws and regulations that impact how the company conducts its business and the other factors described in A.D.A.M.'s filings with the SEC (News - Alert). A.D.A.M. undertakes no obligation or duty to update or revise any of its forward-looking statements whether as a result of new information, future events, circumstances or otherwise.

                      A.D.A.M., Inc.

Consolidated Statements of Operations (Unaudited) Third Quarter, 2009 and 2008 (numbers in thousands, except per share data)                                 Three Months Ended September 30, % of % of % Increase 2009   Revenues   2008   Revenues   (Decrease)   Revenues, net: Licensing $ 6,714 96 % $ 6,270 88 % 7 % Product 195 3 % 368 5 % (47 )% Professional services and other   82   1 %     501   7 % (84 )% Total revenues, net   6,991   100 %     7,139   100 % (2 )%   Cost of revenues: Cost of revenues 840 12 % 1,116 16 % (25 )% Cost of revenues - amortization   652   9 %     491   7 % 33 % Total cost of revenues   1,492   21 %     1,607   23 % (7 )%   Gross profit   5,499   79 %     5,532   77 % (1 )%   Operating expenses: Product and content development 1,290 18 % 899 13 % 43 % Sales and marketing 1,454 21 % 2,368 33 % (39 )% General and administrative   1,335   19 %     1,263   18 % 6 % Total operating expenses   4,079   58 %     4,530   63 % (10 )%   Operating income   1,420   20 %     1,002   14 % 42 %   Interest expense, net 127 2 % 314 4 % (60 )%               Income before income taxes 1,293 18 % 688 10 % 88 % Income tax expense - 0 % - 0 % (a)               Net income $ 1,293   18 %   $ 688   10 % 88 %     Earnings per share Basic $ 0.13 $ 0.07 Diluted $ 0.13 $ 0.06   Weighted average common shares outstanding Basic 9,888 9,867 Diluted 10,256 10,705   (a) not meaningful                       A.D.A.M., Inc.

Consolidated Statements of Operations (Unaudited) Year-to-Date, 2009 and 2008 (numbers in thousands, except per share data)                                 Nine Months Ended September 30, % of % of % Increase 2009   Revenues   2008   Revenues   (Decrease)   Revenues, net: Licensing $ 19,418 94 % $ 19,028 89 % 2 % Product 750 4 % 925 4 % (19 )% Professional services and other   564     3 %     1,498   7 % (62 )% Total revenues, net   20,732     100 %     21,451   100 % (3 )%   Cost of revenues: Cost of revenues 3,019 15 % 2,983 14 % 1 % Cost of revenues - amortization   1,627     8 %     1,438   7 % 13 % Total cost of revenues   4,646     22 %     4,421   21 % 5 %   Gross profit   16,086     78 %     17,030   79 % (6 )%   Operating expenses: Product and content development 3,780 18 % 3,088 14 % 22 % Sales and marketing 5,232 25 % 6,642 31 % (21 )% General and administrative 3,579 17 % 3,856 18 % (7 )% Goodwill impairment 13,940 67 % - 0 % (a) Restructuring costs   1,408     7 %     -   0 % (a) Total operating expenses   27,939     135 %     13,586   63 % 106 %   Operating income (loss)   (11,853 )   -57 %     3,444   16 % (a)   Interest expense, net 360 2 % 1,102 5 % (67 )% Loss on sale of investments - 0 % 296 1 % (100 )%               Income before income taxes (12,213 ) -59 % 2,046 10 % (a) Income tax expense - 0 % - 0 % (a)               Net income (loss) $ (12,213 )   -59 %   $ 2,046   10 % (a)     Earnings per share Basic $ (1.24 ) $ 0.21 Diluted $ (1.24 ) $ 0.19   Weighted average common shares outstanding Basic 9,884 9,792 Diluted 9,884 10,730   (a) not meaningful                                             A.D.A.M., Inc.

Reconciliation of Selected GAAP Measures to Non-GAAP Measures (1) (Unaudited) Third Quarter, 2009 and 2008 (numbers in thousands, except per share data)                                 Three Months Ended September 30, 2009 2009 2008 2008 % Increase/       GAAP   Non-GAAP   GAAP   Non-GAAP   (Decrease)   Reconciliation of GAAP operating income, net income and EPS to non-GAAP measures:     GAAP operating income $ 1,420 $ 1,420 $ 1,002 $ 1,002   Stock-based compensation (2) 171 303     Non-GAAP operating income $ 1,591 $ 1,305 22 %   GAAP net income $ 1,293 $ 1,293 $ 688 $ 688   Stock-based compensation (2) 171 303 Amortization of purchased intangibles (3) 166 188     Non-GAAP net income $ 1,630 $ 1,179 38 %   Diluted earnings per share $ 0.13 $ 0.16 $ 0.06 $ 0.11   Diluted common shares outstanding 10,256 10,256 10,705 10,705                           Reconciliation of GAAP net income to adjusted EBITDA is as follows:     GAAP net income $ 1,293 $ 688   Depreciation 129 113 Amortization of software development 486 303 Stock-based compensation (2) 171 303 Amortization of purchased intangibles (3) 166 188 Interest expense, net 127 314     Adjusted EBITDA $ 2,372 $ 1,909 24 %                               (1)   This presentation includes non-GAAP measures. Our non-GAAP measures are not meant to be considered as a substitute for comparable GAAP measures and should be read only in conjunction with our financial statements prepared in accordance with GAAP and our press release, which explains our use of non-GAAP measures.

(2) Stock-based compensation related to non-cash charges for stock options.

(3) Amortization of customer list and purchased software acquired with Online Benefits.

    A.D.A.M., Inc.

Reconciliation of Selected GAAP Measures to Non-GAAP Measures (1) (Unaudited) Year-to-Date, 2009 and 2008 (numbers in thousands, except per share data)                                 Nine Months Ended September 30, 2009 2009 2008 2008 % Increase/     GAAP   Non-GAAP   GAAP   Non-GAAP   (Decrease)   Reconciliation of GAAP operating income (loss), net income (loss) and EPS to non-GAAP measures:     GAAP operating income (loss) $ (11,853 ) $ (11,853 ) $ 3,444 $ 3,444   Stock-based compensation (2) 477 624 Goodwill impairment (5) 13,940 - Restructuring costs (6) 1,408 -     Non-GAAP operating income $ 3,972   $ 4,068 (2 )%   GAAP net income (loss) $ (12,213 ) $ (12,213 ) $ 2,046 $ 2,046   Stock-based compensation (2) 477 624 Amortization of purchased intangibles (3) 543 565 Goodwill impairment (5) 13,940 - Restructuring costs (6) 1,408 -     Non-GAAP net income $ 4,155   $ 3,235 28 %   Diluted earnings per share $ (1.24 ) $ 0.41 $ 0.19 $ 0.30   Diluted common shares outstanding 9,884 10,256 10,730 10,730                         Reconciliation of GAAP net income (loss) to adjusted EBITDA is as follows:     GAAP net income (loss) $ (12,213 ) $ 2,046   Depreciation 340 329 Amortization of software development 1,084 874 Stock-based compensation (2) 477 624 Amortization of purchase intangibles (3) 543 565 Interest expense, net 360 1,102 Loss on sale of investments (4) - 296 Goodwill impairment (5) 13,940 - Restructuring costs (6) 1,408 -     Adjusted EBITDA $ 5,939   $ 5,836 2 %                               (1)   This presentation includes non-GAAP measures. Our non-GAAP measures are not meant to be considered as a substitute for comparable GAAP measures and should be read only in conjunction with our financial statements prepared in accordance with GAAP and our press release, which explains our use of non-GAAP measures.

(2) Stock-based compensation related to non-cash charges for stock options.

(3) Amortization of customer list and purchased software acquired with Online Benefits.

(4) Recognition of loss from sale of interest bearing short term investments.

(5) Goodwill impairment related to the acquisition of Online Benefits.

(6) Facility consolidation - revision in estimate of sublease rental income related to 2008 Facility Consolidation Program.

  A.D.A.M., Inc.

Consolidated Balance Sheets September 30, 2009 and December 31, 2008 (numbers in thousands)               September 30, December 31, 2009 2008 (unaudited)     Assets Current assets Cash and cash equivalents $ 3,485 $ 1,377 Accounts receivable, net 2,795 3,986 Restricted cash 18 47 Inventories, net 36 33 Prepaids and other current assets 328 597 Deferred income tax asset   558       558   Total current assets   7,220       6,598     Non-current assets Property and equipment, net 1,578 1,592 Intangible assets, net 9,676 9,979 Goodwill 13,690 27,617 Other assets 212 206 Deferred financing costs, net 62 92 Deferred income tax asset   7,062       7,062   Total non-current assets   32,280       46,548   Total assets $ 39,500     $ 53,146       Liabilities and shareholders' equity Current liabilities Accounts payables and accrued expenses $ 3,449 $ 3,880 Deferred revenue 5,740 5,995 Current portion of long-term debt 2,000 2,000 Current portion of capital lease obligations   20       44   Total current liabilities   11,209       11,919     Non-current liabilities Capital lease obligations, net of current portion 97 112 Other liabilities 1,605 1,293 Long-term debt, net of current portion   6,500       8,000   Total non-current liabilities   8,202       9,405     Stockholders' equity Common stock 102 102 Treasury stock (1,088 ) (1,088 ) Additional paid-in capital 58,955 58,475 Accumulated deficit   (37,880 )     (25,667 ) Total stockholders' equity   20,089       31,822   Total liabilities and stockholders' equity $ 39,500     $ 53,146                       A.D.A.M., Inc.

Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows (Unaudited) Year-to-Date, 2009 and 2008 (numbers in thousands)               Nine Months Ended Nine Months Ended September 30, September 30, 2009   2008   Cash flows from operating activities Net income (loss) $ (12,213 ) $ 2,046 Adjustments to reconcile net income (loss) to net cash provided by operatingactivities: Goodwill impairment 13,940 - Restructuring costs 1,408 - Payments for restructuring costs (1,219 ) - Depreciation and amortization 1,967 1,767 Stock-based compensation expense 477 624 Deferred financing cost amortization 30 339 Loss on sale of assets - 18 Loss on sale of investments - 296 Changes in assets and liabilities: Accounts receivable 1,191 1,638 Inventories (3 ) 45 Prepaids and other assets 263 (16 ) Accounts payable and accrued liabilities (696 ) (659 ) Deferred revenue (255 ) (473 ) Other liabilities   388       (104 ) Net cash provided by operating activities   5,278       5,521     Cash flows from investing activities Software product and content development costs (1,324 ) (1,577 ) Purchases of property and equipment (326 ) (1,305 ) Proceeds from sale of property and equipment - 2 Goodwill, additional cost of previous acquisition from earnout payments (13 ) (77 ) Net change in restricted cash 29 - Proceeds from sale of investments - 2,716 Purchase of investments   -       (37 ) Net cash used in investing activities   (1,634 )     (278 )   Cash flows from financing activities Payment on long-term debt (1,500 ) (9,000 ) Proceeds from exercise of common stock options 3 802 Repayments on capital leases   (39 )     (82 ) Net cash used in financing activities   (1,536 )     (8,280 )   Increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents 2,108 (3,037 ) Cash and cash equivalents, beginning of period   1,377       5,425   Cash and cash equivalents, end of period $ 3,485 $ 2,388

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