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Cbeyond Reports Second Quarter 2009 Results
ATLANTA --(Business Wire)--
Cbeyond (News - Alert), Inc. (NASDAQ: CBEY), ("Cbeyond"), a managed services provider that delivers integrated packages of voice, broadband, and mobile services to small businesses, today announced its results for the second quarter ended June 30, 2009.
Recent financial and operating highlights include the following:
Strong second quarter revenue growth with revenues of $101.8 million, up 19.7% over the second quarter of 2008;
Total adjusted EBITDA of $13.8 million during the second quarter of 2009 compared to $13.7 million during the second quarter of 2008 (see page 9 for reconciliation to net income);
Net loss of $2.2 million in the second quarter of 2009 compared with net income of $0.5 million in the second quarter of 2008;
Total customers in Cbeyond's twelve operating markets of 46,405, reflecting net customer additions of 2,063 in the second quarter of 2009 and a 20.3% increase year-over-year;
Average monthly revenue per customer location (ARPU) of $748 during the second quarter of 2009, compared to $755 in the first quarter of 2009 and $754 in the second quarter of 2008; and
Monthly customer churn of 1.5% in the second quarter of 2009 as compared to 1.5% in the first quarter of 2009.
Financial Overview and Key Operating Metrics
Financial and operating metrics, which include non-GAAP financial measures, for the three and six months ended June 30, 2008 and 2009, include the following:
For the Three Months Ended June 30,
2008
2009
Change
% Change
Selected Financial Data (dollars in thousands)
Revenue
$
85,092
$
101,837
$
16,745
19.7
%
Operating expenses
$
84,346
$
103,685
$
19,339
22.9
%
Operating income (loss)
$
746
$
(1,848
)
$
(2,594
)
(347.7
%)
Net income (loss)
$
496
$
(2,206
)
$
(2,702
)
(544.8
%)
Capital expenditures
$
18,194
$
16,886
$
(1,308
)
(7.2
%)
Key Operating Metrics and Non-GAAP Financial Measures
Customers at end of period
38,576
46,405
7,829
20.3
%
Net customer additions
1,902
2,063
161
8.5
%
Average monthly churn rate
1.3
%
1.5
%
0.2
%
15.4
%
Average monthly revenue per customer location
$
754
$
748
$
(6
)
(0.8
%)
Adjusted EBITDA (in thousands)
$
13,663
$
13,803
$
140
1.0
%
For the Six Months Ended June 30,
2008
2009
Change
% Change
Selected Financial Data (dollars in thousands)
Revenue
$
165,585
$
200,097
$
34,512
20.8
%
Operating expenses
$
163,120
$
202,554
$
39,434
24.2
%
Operating income (loss)
$
2,465
$
(2,457
)
$
(4,922
)
(199.7
%)
Net income (loss)
$
1,499
$
(2,147
)
$
(3,646
)
(243.2
%)
Capital expenditures
$
33,748
$
34,202
$
454
1.3
%
Key Operating Metrics and Non-GAAP Financial Measures
Customers at end of period
38,576
46,405
7,829
20.3
%
Net customer additions
3,535
3,942
407
11.5
%
Average monthly churn rate
1.3
%
1.5
%
0.2
%
15.4
%
Average monthly revenue per customer location
$
750
$
751
$
1
0.1
%
Adjusted EBITDA (in thousands)
$
28,151
$
28,787
$
636
2.3
%
Management Comments
"I am pleased to report solid operating metrics in our business," said Jim Geiger (News - Alert), chief executive officer of Cbeyond. "Gross customer additions were 8% higher than our previous quarter, representing an acceleration in our pace of growth, and we achieved a stable rate of customer churn, with reason to believe in future improvements when economic conditions improve."
Geiger added, "The economic recession has continued to create a challenging business environment for Cbeyond. The business climate continues to challenge our small business customers and, in turn, continues to pressure our historic norms in both average revenue per customer, or ARPU, and churn. Despite the pressure on ARPU in the quarter, we still posted year-over-year revenue growth of approximately 20%, and we foresee improvements in adjusted EBITDA over the next few quarters. With 20% growth, we believe that Cbeyond's business model has proven itself once again, especially in this difficult environment. We are pleased with our organic growth in this environment, and we remain confident in our future success."
Second Quarter Financial and Business Summary
Revenues and ARPU
Cbeyond reported revenues of $101.8 million for the second quarter of 2009, an increase of 19.7% from the second quarter of 2008. The sequential increase in revenue for the second quarter of 2009 was $3.6 million, as compared to a sequential increase of $4.4 million for the first quarter of 2009. Revenues in the first quarter of 2009 included a $0.6 million positive adjustment relating to customer promotional liabilities recorded in prior periods. These promotional obligations were recorded at their maximum amount in prior periods due to the lack of sufficient historical experience required under U.S. generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP) to estimate the amounts that would ultimately be claimed by customers.
ARPU, or average monthly revenue per customer location, was $748 in the second quarter of 2009, as compared to $754 in the second quarter of 2008 and $755 in the first quarter of 2009. The decline in ARPU from the first quarter of 2009 was primarily due to the positive adjustment relating to customer promotional liabilities in the first quarter of 2009 and to increasing pressure from customers for incentives to sign up for service or renew contracts and decreasing levels of voice usage that contribute to overage charges above our base packages, both of which the Company believes have resulted from the effects of the economic recession on customers.
Cost of Service and Gross Margin
Cbeyond's gross margin was 66.2% in the second quarter of 2009 as compared with 67.6% in the first quarter of 2009 and 68.0% in the second quarter of 2008. Gross margin decreased as compared to the first quarter of 2009 primarily due to lower ARPU and increased volumes of mobile sales.
Operating Income (Loss), Adjusted EBITDA, Income Taxes and Net Income (Loss)
Cbeyond reported an operating loss of ($1.8) million in the second quarter of 2009 compared with operating income of $0.8 million in the second quarter of 2008. Total adjusted EBITDA for the second quarter of 2009 was $13.8 million, as compared to total adjusted EBITDA of $13.7 million in the second quarter of 2008. Total adjusted EBITDA for the second quarter of 2009 included $5.0 million of planned negative adjusted EBITDA from early stage markets, while negative adjusted EBITDA for the second quarter of 2008 totaled $5.2 million from early stage markets. Total adjusted EBITDA would have been significantly higher without the impact of negative results from these early stage markets, which were entered to drive longer term growth in the business (see Selected Quarterly Financial Data and Operating Metrics, pages 7-8). Cbeyond reported a net loss of ($2.2) million for the second quarter of 2009 as compared to net income of $0.5 million for the second quarter of 2008.
Cash and Cash Equivalents
Cash and cash equivalents amounted to $27.9 million at the end of the second quarter of 2009, as compared to $31.3 million at the end of the first quarter of 2009.
Capital Expenditures
Capital expenditures were $16.9 million during the second quarter of 2009, compared to $17.3 million in the first quarter of 2009 and $18.2 million in the second quarter of 2008. Capital expenditures in the second quarter of 2009 decreased from the first quarter of 2009 because decreases in capital expenditures in certain markets and corporate headquarters were greater than the increase in pre-launch spending for Seattle.
Business Outlook for 2009
Cbeyond provides the following annual guidance for 2009:
Current Guidance
Prior Guidance
Revenues
Approximately $420 million
$420 million to $430 million
Adjusted EBITDA
$62 million to $66 million
$62 million to $70 million
Capital expenditures
$62 million to $66 million
$65 million to $70 million
Based on results and trends noted in the second quarter of 2009, such as customer additions, ARPU, and the customer churn rate, Cbeyond determined to narrow its revenue guidance to approximately $420 million, the low end of our original 2009 guidance. Additionally, Cbeyond has narrowed its guidance range for adjusted EBITDA and capital expenditures. Guidance for 2009 assumes that current economic conditions will persist through at least the end of the year.
Conference Call
Cbeyond will hold a conference call to discuss this press release Wednesday, August 5, 2009, at 5:00 p.m. EDT. A live broadcast of the conference call will be available on-line at www.cbeyond.net. To listen to the live call, please go to the web site at least 10 minutes early to register, download, and install any necessary audio software. The conference call will also be available by dialing (888) 631-5927 (for domestic U.S. callers) and (913) 312-0852 (for international callers). For those who cannot listen to the live broadcast, an on-line replay will be available shortly after the call and continue to be available for one year.
About Cbeyond
Cbeyond, Inc. (NASDAQ: CBEY) is a leading IP-based managed services provider that delivers integrated packages of communications and IT services to more than 46,000 small businesses throughout the United States. Cbeyond offers more than 30 productivity-enhancing applications including local and long-distance voice, broadband Internet, mobile, BlackBerry (News - Alert)®, broadband laptop access, voicemail, email, web hosting, fax-to-email, data backup, file-sharing and virtual private networking. Cbeyond manages these services over a private, 100-percent Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP) facilities-based network. For more information on Cbeyond, visit www.cbeyond.net.
Forward-Looking Statements
This document contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Such statements include, but are not limited to statements identified by words such as "expectations," "guidance," "believes," "expects," "anticipates," "estimates," "intends," "plans," "targets," "projects" and similar expressions. Such statements are based upon the current beliefs and expectations of Cbeyond's management and are subject to significant risks and uncertainties. Actual results may differ from those set forth in the forward-looking statements. Factors that might cause future results to differ include, but are not limited to, the following: finalization of operating data, the significant reduction in economic activity, which particularly affects our target market of small businesses; the risk that we may be unable to continue to experience revenue growth at historical or anticipated levels; the risk of unexpected increases in customer churn levels; changes in federal or state regulation or decisions by regulatory bodies that affect Cbeyond; periods of economic downturn or unusual volatility in the capital markets or other negative macroeconomic conditions that could harm our business, including the resulting inability of certain of our customers to meet their payment obligations; the timing of the initiation, progress or cancellation of significant contracts or arrangements; the mix and timing of services sold in a particular period; our ability to recruit and maintain experienced management and personnel; rapid technological change and the timing and amount of start-up costs incurred in connection with the introduction of new services or the entrance into new markets; our ability to maintain or attract sufficient customers in existing or new markets; our ability to respond to increasing competition; our ability to manage the growth of our operations; changes in estimates of taxable income or utilization of deferred tax assets which could significantly affect the Company's effective tax rate; pending regulatory action relating to our compliance with customer proprietary network information; external events outside of our control, including extreme weather, natural disasters, pandemics or terrorist attacks that could adversely affect our target markets; and general economic and business conditions. You are advised to consult any further disclosures we make on related subjects in the reports we file with the SEC (News - Alert), including the "Risk Factors" in our most recent annual report on Form 10-K, together with updates that may occur in our quarterly reports on Form 10-Q and Current Reports on Form 8-K. Such disclosure covers certain risks, uncertainties and possibly inaccurate assumptions that could cause our actual results to differ materially from expected and historical results. We undertake no obligation to correct or update any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise.
Key Operating Metrics and Non-GAAP Financial Measures
In this press release, the Company uses several key operating metrics and non-GAAP financial measures. The Company defines each of these metrics and provides a reconciliation of non-GAAP financial measures to the most directly comparable generally accepting accounting principles in the United States, or GAAP, financial measure. These financial measures and operating metrics are a supplement to GAAP financial information and should not be considered as an alternative to, or more meaningful than, net income, cash flow or operating income as determined in accordance with GAAP.
Adjusted EBITDA is not a substitute for operating income, net income, or cash flow from operating activities as determined in accordance with GAAP, as a measure of performance or liquidity. The Company defines adjusted EBITDA as net income before interest, income taxes, depreciation and amortization expenses, excluding, when applicable, non-cash share-based compensation, public offering expenses, loss on disposal of property and equipment and other non-operating income or expense. Information relating to total adjusted EBITDA is provided so that investors have the same data that management employs in assessing the overall operation of the Company's business.
Total adjusted EBITDA allows the chief operating decision maker to assess the performance of the Company's business on a consolidated basis that corresponds to the measure used to assess the ability of its operating segments to produce operating cash flow to fund working capital needs, to service debt obligations and to fund capital expenditures. In particular, total adjusted EBITDA permits a comparative assessment of the Company's operating performance, relative to a performance based on GAAP results, while isolating the effects of depreciation and amortization, which may vary among segments without any correlation to their underlying operating performance, and of non-cash share-based compensation, which is a non-cash expense that varies widely among similar companies.
CBEYOND, INC. AND SUBSIDIARY
Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations
(In thousands, except per share amounts)
(Unaudited)
Three Months Ended
Six Months Ended
June 30,
June 30,
2008
2009
2008
2009
Revenue:
Customer revenue
$
83,450
$
100,041
$
162,188
$
196,513
Terminating access revenue
1,642
1,796
3,397
3,584
Total revenue
85,092
101,837
165,585
200,097
Operating expenses:
Cost of revenue
27,202
34,465
52,240
66,344
Selling, general and administrative
47,025
57,192
91,007
112,653
Depreciation and amortization(1)
10,119
12,028
19,873
23,557
Total operating expenses
84,346
103,685
163,120
202,554
Operating income (loss)
746
(1,848
)
2,465
(2,457
)
Other income (expense):
Interest income
218
7
598
25
Interest expense
(87
)
(21
)
(143
)
(110
)
Other income (expense), net
-
30
-
28
Total other income (expense)
131
16
455
(57
)
Income (loss) before income taxes
877
(1,832
)
2,920
(2,514
)
Income tax (expense) benefit
(381
)
(374
)
(1,421
)
367
Net income (loss)
$
496
$
(2,206
)
$
1,499
$
(2,147
)
Earnings (loss) per common share
Basic
$
0.02
$
(0.08
)
$
0.05
$
(0.08
)
Diluted
$
0.02
$
(0.08
)
$
0.05
$
(0.08
)
Weighted average number of common shares outstanding
Basic
28,286
28,534
28,257
28,494
Diluted
29,558
28,534
29,722
28,494
(1) To conform to the current year presentation, amounts previously recognized separately as loss on disposal of property and equipment have been reclassified to depreciation and amortization.
CBEYOND, INC. AND SUBSIDIARY
Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets
(In thousands)
(Unaudited)
December 31,
June 30,
2008
2009
ASSETS
Current assets
Cash and cash equivalents
$
36,975
$
27,854
Accounts receivable, gross
28,759
30,540
Less: Allowance for doubtful accounts
(2,374
)
(2,286
)
Accounts receivable, net
26,385
28,254
Other assets
13,470
13,791
Total current assets
76,830
69,899
Property and equipment, gross
299,738
331,929
Less: Accumulated depreciation and amortization
(173,052
)
(194,809
)
Property and equipment, net
126,686
137,120
Other assets
8,971
10,241
Total assets
$
212,487
$
217,260
LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY
Current liabilities
Accounts payable
$
10,796
$
9,664
Other accrued liabilities
48,353
46,923
Total current liabilities
59,149
56,587
Non-current liabilities
9,803
10,451
Stockholders' equity
Common stock
284
287
Additional paid-in capital
266,053
274,884
Accumulated deficit
(122,802
)
(124,949
)
Total stockholders' equity
143,535
150,222
Total liabilities and stockholders' equity
$
212,487
$
217,260
CBEYOND, INC. AND SUBSIDIARY
Selected Quarterly Financial Data and Operating Metrics
(Dollars in thousands, except for Other Operating Data)
(Unaudited)
Jun. 30
Sept. 30
Dec. 31
Mar. 31
Jun. 30
2008
2008
2008
2009
2009
Revenues
Atlanta
$
20,088
$
20,641
$
20,918
$
21,107
$
21,260
Dallas
17,097
17,733
18,064
18,446
18,668
Denver
17,596
17,999
17,957
18,178
17,841
Houston
11,587
11,963
12,224
12,344
12,598
Chicago
8,957
9,410
9,594
9,653
9,823
Los Angeles
5,503
6,250
6,971
7,920
8,793
San Diego
2,363
3,030
3,539
4,084
4,487
Detroit
1,194
1,567
1,860
2,054
2,280
San Francisco Bay Area
558
1,045
1,530
2,380
2,994
Miami
138
407
838
1,432
2,008
Minneapolis
11
198
377
645
909
Greater Washington, D.C. Area
-
-
-
17
176
Total revenues
$
85,092
$
90,243
$
93,872
$
98,260
$
101,837
Adjusted EBITDA
Atlanta
$
10,865
$
11,659
$
11,347
$
11,559
$
11,560
Dallas
8,482
10,367
9,149
9,281
9,263
Denver
9,652
9,508
9,488
9,614
8,979
Houston
5,540
6,304
5,759
5,847
5,548
Chicago
3,033
3,229
3,793
3,788
3,689
Los Angeles
1,141
1,346
1,286
1,640
1,891
San Diego
(513
)
(162
)
143
631
740
Detroit
(1,142
)
(812
)
(472
)
(376
)
(349
)
San Francisco Bay Area
(1,516
)
(1,323
)
(1,322
)
(839
)
(452
)
Miami
(1,163
)
(1,425
)
(1,530
)
(1,501
)
(1,303
)
Minneapolis
(877
)
(1,115
)
(1,124
)
(1,008
)
(1,177
)
Greater Washington, D.C. Area
(37
)
(88
)
(469
)
(1,019
)
(1,603
)
Seattle
-
-
(11
)
(10
)
(104
)
Corporate
(19,802
)
(20,587
)
(20,529
)
(22,623
)
(22,879
)
Total adjusted EBITDA
$
13,663
$
16,901
$
15,508
$
14,984
$
13,803
Adjusted EBITDA margin (market-level)
Atlanta
54.1
%
56.5
%
54.2
%
54.8
%
54.4
%
Dallas
49.6
%
58.5
%
50.6
%
50.3
%
49.6
%
Denver
54.9
%
52.8
%
52.8
%
52.9
%
50.3
%
Houston
47.8
%
52.7
%
47.1
%
47.4
%
44.0
%
Chicago
33.9
%
34.3
%
39.5
%
39.2
%
37.6
%
Los Angeles
20.7
%
21.5
%
18.4
%
20.7
%
21.5
%
San Diego
(21.7
%)
(5.3
%)
4.0
%
15.5
%
16.5
%
Detroit
(95.6
%)
(51.8
%)
(25.4
%)
(18.3
%)
(15.3
%)
San Francisco Bay Area
N/M
(126.6
%)
(86.4
%)
(35.3
%)
(15.1
%)
Miami
N/M
N/M
(182.6
%)
(104.8
%)
(64.9
%)
Minneapolis
N/M
N/M
N/M
(156.3
%)
(129.5
%)
Greater Washington, D.C. Area
N/M
N/M
N/M
N/M
N/M
Seattle
N/M
N/M
N/M
N/M
N/M
Adjusted EBITDA margin (as % of total revenue)
Corporate
(23.3
%)
(22.8
%)
(21.9
%)
(23.0
%)
(22.5
%)
Total
16.1
%
18.7
%
16.5
%
15.2
%
13.6
%
CBEYOND, INC. AND SUBSIDIARY
Selected Quarterly Financial Data and Operating Metrics
(Dollars in thousands, except for Other Operating Data)
(Unaudited)
Jun. 30
Sept. 30
Dec. 31
Mar. 31
Jun. 30
2008
2008
2008
2009
2009
Operating income (loss)
Atlanta
$
9,848
$
10,782
$
10,291
$
10,515
$
10,409
Dallas
7,564
9,434
8,230
8,392
8,368
Denver
8,835
8,644
8,661
8,840
8,208
Houston
4,666
5,425
4,933
5,084
4,820
Chicago
2,280
2,379
2,976
2,977
2,862
Los Angeles
575
737
622
935
1,147
San Diego
(795
)
(497
)
(241
)
231
309
Detroit
(1,366
)
(1,121
)
(781
)
(717
)
(717
)
San Francisco Bay Area
(1,743
)
(1,612
)
(1,630
)
(1,181
)
(835
)
Miami
(1,298
)
(1,618
)
(1,751
)
(1,750
)
(1,582
)
Minneapolis
(890
)
(1,276
)
(1,288
)
(1,187
)
(1,380
)
Greater Washington, D.C. Area
(37
)
(90
)
(477
)
(1,075
)
(2,002
)
Seattle
-
-
(11
)
(30
)
(114
)
Corporate
(26,893
)
(28,339
)
(28,679
)
(31,643
)
(31,341
)
Total operating income (loss)
$
746
$
2,848
$
855
$
(609
)
$
(1,848
)
Capital expenditures
Atlanta
$
1,160
$
1,272
$
2,178
$
1,024
$
1,222
Dallas
925
586
643
855
932
Denver
886
631
1,756
904
593
Houston
649
280
715
1,038
547
Chicago
908
437
474
359
422
Los Angeles
502
429
922
1,800
1,037
San Diego
690
364
717
575
500
Detroit
533
264
485
285
287
San Francisco Bay Area
672
330
596
629
548
Miami
594
627
455
607
722
Minneapolis
1,037
309
261
268
296
Greater Washington, D.C. Area
570
1,878
1,645
191
250
Seattle
1
131
397
164
1,216
Corporate
9,067
6,297
11,113
8,617
8,314
Total capital expenditures
$
18,194
$
13,835
$
22,357
$
17,316
$
16,886
Other Operating Data
Customers (at period end)
38,576
40,569
42,463
44,342
46,405
Net customer additions
1,902
1,993
1,894
1,879
2,063
Average monthly churn rate(1)
1.3
%
1.3
%
1.4
%
1.5
%
1.5
%
Average monthly revenue per customer location(2)
$
754
$
760
$
754
$
755
$
748
(1) Calculated for each period as the average of monthly churn, which is defined for a given month as the number of customer locations disconnected in that month divided by the number of customer locations on our network at the beginning of that month
(2) Calculated as the revenue for a period divided by the average of the number of customer locations at the beginning of the period and the number of customer locations at the end of the period, divided by the number of months in the period.
CBEYOND, INC. AND SUBSIDIARY
Reconciliation of Non-GAAP Financial Measure to GAAP Financial Measure
(In thousands)
(Unaudited)
Jun. 30
Sept. 30
Dec. 31
Mar. 31
Jun. 30
2008
2008
2008
2009
2009
Reconciliation of Adjusted EBITDA to Net income:
Total Adjusted EBITDA for reportable segments
$
13,663
$
16,901
$
15,508
$
14,984
$
13,803
Depreciation and amortization
(10,119
)
(10,591
)
(11,041
)
(11,529
)
(12,028
)
Non-cash share-based compensation
(2,798
)
(3,462
)
(3,612
)
(4,064
)
(3,623
)
Interest income
218
197
51
18
7
Interest expense
(87
)
(25
)
(56
)
(89
)
(21
)
Other income (expense), net
-
-
-
(2
)
30
Income tax (expense) benefit
(381
)
(1,356
)
(317
)
741
(374
)
Net income (loss)
$
496
$
1,664
$
533
$
59
$
(2,206
)
Three Months Ended
Six Months Ended
June 30,
June 30,
2008
2009
2008
2009
Reconciliation of Adjusted EBITDA to Net income:
Total Adjusted EBITDA for reportable segments
$
13,663
$
13,803
$
28,151
$
28,787
Depreciation and amortization
(10,119
)
(12,028
)
(19,873
)
(23,557
)
Non-cash share-based compensation
(2,798
)
(3,623
)
(5,813
)
(7,687
)
Interest income
218
7
598
25
Interest expense
(87
)
(21
)
(143
)
(110
)
Other income (expense), net
-
30
-
28
Income tax (expense) benefit
(381
)
(374
)
(1,421
)
367
Net income (loss)
$
496
$
(2,206
)
$
1,499
$
(2,147
)
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