Marchex Announces Second Quarter 2013 Results

Marchex Announces Second Quarter 2013 Results

Call-Driven Revenue Growth Accelerates to 23% Year-over-Year and 9% Sequentially, Driving Increased Annual Guidance

SEATTLE--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Marchex, Inc. (NAS: MCHX) , a leader in mobile performance advertising, today announced its financial results for the second quarter ended June 30, 2013.

"Our strong second quarter reflects the growing demand for Call Advertising products that deliver what businesses want most: exposure to mobile consumers and transparency on ad campaign performance," said Russell Horowitz, Chief Executive Officer and Chairman of Marchex. "Advertisers spend billions each year on campaigns that get mobile consumers to call and they want the returns to show for it. We will continue to invest in solutions that drive this momentum and position us well for long-term growth."

Q2 2013 Financial Highlights:

• Revenue was $39.0 million for the second quarter of 2013, compared to $34.0 million for the same period in 2012.

• GAAP net loss applicable to common stockholders was $354,000 for the second quarter of 2013 or $0.01 per diluted share. This compares to a GAAP net income applicable to common stockholders of $330,000 or $0.01 per diluted share for the same period in 2012. The second quarter 2013 results included non-cash stock-based compensation expense of $2.6 million, compared to non-cash stock-based compensation expense of $4.8 million for the same period in 2012.

• Adjusted non-GAAP EPS¹ for the second quarter of 2013 was $0.04, compared to $0.06 for the same period in 2012.

• Adjusted OIBA¹ was $2.2 million for the second quarter of 2013, compared to $3.7 million for the same period in 2012.

• Adjusted EBITDA¹ was $3.2 million for the second quarter of 2013, compared to $4.6 million for the same period in 2012.

¹Reconciliations of non-GAAP measures are included in the financial tables attached to this press release and we encourage investors to examine the reconciling adjustments between the GAAP and non-GAAP measures.

Marchex Q2 and Recent Call-Driven Business Highlights:

• Revenue. Call-driven and other related revenue was $33.9 million for the second quarter of 2013 - a 23 percent increase compared to $27.5 million for the second quarter of 2012.

• Products. For Publishers, we rolled out upgrades to our mobile and call advertising network technology. These enhancements include:

  • Performance-based monetization. This means high-quality publishers - those that deliver outcomes like call conversions - get paid based on measurable, data-driven results. In turn, these publishers yield more through Marchex's Pay For Call ads than through integrations with other types of advertising, such as display or click.

  • Further integration of our proprietary Call Analytics technology to determine and score publisher quality.

  • Updates to our proprietary Clean Call technology to detect and block spam and prevent fraudulent calls to advertisers.

  • Updated APIs to streamline partner integration.

For Advertisers, we launched a new solution designed to optimize campaign performance for businesses with local branches. These advertisers have traditionally run marketing campaigns through separate national and local initiatives, but that has created widespread inefficiencies. Early customer data shows our solution helps drive brand consistency and greater customer conversions at the local level.

• Customers and Partners. We added 5 new publisher partners to our call advertising network and more than 20 new national and local reseller customers across several categories, including Financial Services, Home Services and Travel.

Archeo Q2 Highlights and Transaction Update:

• Archeo, Inc. ("Archeo"), a division of Marchex, includes non-call driven assets, which consist of domain assets and a pay-per-click advertising marketplace.

• Archeo revenue was $5.1 million for the second quarter of 2013.

• During the second quarter of 2013, Archeo sold a total of 70 domains that yielded $1.3 million.

• Archeo Transaction Update. In July, certain pay-per-click assets were sold for proceeds totaling up to $2.6 million as part of a transaction to focus Archeo's business on creating a premium domain marketplace. Those assets contributed $1.4 million in revenue and close to $100,000 in adjusted EBITDA in the second quarter and were on pace to contribute a projected $3 million in revenue and $200,000 in adjusted EBITDA for the remainder of 2013. Marchex estimates the full year impact for 2013 to be $6 million in revenue and $300,000 in EBITDA. Going forward, we anticipate this sale will be presented in our financial results as discontinued operations.

• As a result of this sale, and Marchex's need to update and refile the Form 10 for Archeo, it is currently anticipated the spinoff will occur not earlier than the fourth quarter of 2013. During this time, Marchex will continue to review the strategic pieces of Archeo's revised profile to optimize its value for shareholders.

Marchex Guidance

The following forward-looking statements reflect Marchex's expectations as of August 6, 2013. Marchex anticipates providing updates in the event of completion of the spin-off.

²This non-GAAP Call-Driven measure is an alternate approach to Call-Driven profitability measures in that all Marchex indirect overhead costs are assigned to the Call-Driven results versus a portion to Archeo. Reconciliations of non-GAAP measures are included in the financial tables attached to this press release and we encourage investors to examine the reconciling adjustments between the GAAP and non-GAAP measures.

2013 GAAP income (loss) from operations is expected to be ($3.0) million or better, assuming stock-based compensation between $9-$10.5 million and amortization of intangible assets from acquisitions between $3-$3.5 million. This estimate excludes any prospective gain or loss on sales and disposals of intangible assets or costs related to the separation of Archeo.

Third quarter GAAP income (loss) from operations is expected to be ($2.5) million or better, assuming stock-based compensation between $2-$3 million and amortization of intangible assets from acquisitions between $0.6-$1 million. This estimate excludes any prospective gain or loss on sales and disposals of intangible assets. In the short-term, the above estimates for our measures of profitability may be impacted further by the timing of investments and costs related to the separation of Archeo.

Conference Call and Webcast Information

Management will hold a conference call, starting at 5:00 p.m. ET on Tuesday, August 6, 2013 to discuss its second quarter ended June 30, 2013 financial results, and other company updates. Access to the live webcast of the conference call will be available online from the Investors section of the Marchex's website at www.marchex.com. An archived version of the webcast will also be available at the same location, beginning two hours after completion of the call.

About Marchex

Marchex, Inc. delivers customer calls to businesses and analyzes those calls so companies can get the most out of their mobile advertising.

Marchex supports its customers through a unique technology platform that has three primary components: (1) Call Analytics, which powers all of Marchex's advertising solutions, and allows partners to leverage data and insights that accurately measure the performance of mobile, online and offline call advertising; (2) Call Marketplace, which annually connects hundreds of millions of consumer calls to advertisers from a range of mobile and online sources on a Pay For Call basis; and (3) Local Leads, a white-labeled, full service digital advertising solution for national businesses who have a local presence and small business resellers that drives quality phone calls and other leads to small business advertisers.

On November 1, 2012, Marchex announced its intention to pursue separation of its business into two distinct, publicly-traded entities. If the proposed tax-free spin-off transaction is completed, Marchex's existing shareholders would hold interests in: (1) Marchex, a pure play mobile advertising company focused on calls, and (2) Archeo, a premium domain and advertising marketplace. The spin-off is currently anticipated to be completed not earlier than the fourth quarter of 2013.

Marchex is based in Seattle. To learn more, please visit www.marchex.com.

Forward-Looking Statements:

This press release contains forward-looking statements that involve substantial risks and uncertainties. All statements, other than statements of historical facts, included in this press release regarding our strategy, future operations, future financial position, future revenues, other financial guidance, acquisitions, projected costs, prospects, plans and objectives of management are forward-looking statements. In addition, there are certain risks and uncertainties relating to our announced spin-off transaction which contemplates a separation of our mobile and call advertising business and our domain and advertising marketplace business, including, but not limited to, the impact and possible disruption to our operations, the timing and certainty of completing the transaction, the high costs in connection with the spin-off which we would not be able to recoup if the spin-off is not consummated, the expectation that the spin-off will be tax-free, revenue and growth expectations for the two independent companies following the spin-off, unanticipated developments that may delay or negatively impact the spin-off, and the ability of each business to operate as an independent entity upon completion of the spin-off. We may not actually achieve the plans, intentions or expectations disclosed in our forward-looking statements and you should not place undue reliance on our forward-looking statements. Actual results or events could differ materially from the plans, intentions and expectations disclosed in the forward-looking statements we make. There are a number of important factors that could cause Marchex's actual results to differ materially from those indicated by such forward-looking statements which are described in the "Risk Factors" section of our most recent periodic report and registration statement filed with the SEC. All of the information provided in this release is as of August 6, 2013 and Marchex undertakes no duty to update the information provided herein.

Non-GAAP Financial Information:

To supplement Marchex's consolidated financial statements presented in accordance with GAAP and to provide clarity internally and externally, Marchex uses certain non-GAAP measures of financial performance and liquidity, including OIBA, Adjusted OIBA, Adjusted EBITDA, Revenue with Domain Sales, Adjusted OIBA and EBITDA with Domain Sales, Revenue with Domain Sales excluding Divested Assets, Adjusted OIBA and EBITDA with Domain Sales excluding Divested Assets, Call-Driven Adjusted EBITDA², and Adjusted non-GAAP EPS.

OIBA represents income (loss) from operations plus (1) stock-based compensation expense and (2) amortization of intangible assets from acquisitions. This measure, among other things, is one of the primary metrics by which Marchex evaluates the performance of its business. Additionally, Marchex's management uses Adjusted OIBA, which excludes any gain/loss on sales and disposals of intangible assets for each asset and acquisition and separation related costs as these items are not indicative of Marchex's recurring core operating results. Adjusted OIBA is the basis on which Marchex's internal budgets are based and by which Marchex's management is currently evaluated. Marchex believes these measures are useful to investors because they represent Marchex's consolidated operating results, taking into account depreciation and other intangible amortization, which Marchex believes is an ongoing cost of doing business, but excluding the effects of certain other expenses or gain/loss such as stock-based compensation, amortization of intangible assets from acquisitions, acquisition and separation related costs, and gain/loss on sales and disposals of intangible assets. Adjusted EBITDA represents income (loss) before interest, income taxes, depreciation, amortization, stock compensation expense, acquisition and separation related cost, and gain/loss on sales and disposals of intangible assets. Marchex believes that Adjusted EBITDA is another alternative measure of liquidity to GAAP net cash provided by operating activities that provides meaningful supplemental information regarding liquidity and is used by Marchex's management to measure its ability to fund operations and its financing obligations. In conjunction with the anticipated spin-off, Marchex has also presented Revenue with Domain Sales, Adjusted OIBA and EBITDA with Domain Sales. Revenue with Domain Sales represents revenue plus sales proceeds from the sale of intangible domain assets and Adjusted OIBA and EBITDA with Domain Sales includes the above descriptions of Adjusted OIBA and EBITDA plus the gain/loss on sales and disposals of intangible assets. Revenue with Domain Sales excluding Divested Assets and Adjusted OIBA and EBITDA with Domain Sales excluding Divested Assets excludes preliminary estimates of revenue and adjusted OIBA and EBITDA contributed by the Divested Assets. It is anticipated if the spin-off is completed, that Archeo will further it's domain marketplace business initiative to buy and sell domains which differs from Marchex's historical approach to intangible asset transactions. Accordingly, it is anticipated upon Archeo fully engaging in this business initiative, sales proceeds from intangible domain assets may be presented as revenue prospectively. Financial analysts and investors may use the non-GAAP historical Revenue with Domain Sales, Adjusted OIBA and EBITDA with Domain Sales and similarly those excluding the Divested Assets to help with comparative financial evaluation to make informed investment decisions. The alternate approach to Call-Driven Adjusted EBITDA² assigns all Marchex indirect overhead costs to the Call-Driven results.

Adjusted non-GAAP EPS represents Adjusted non-GAAP Net Income (Loss) applicable to common stockholders divided by GAAP diluted shares outstanding. Adjusted non-GAAP Net Income (Loss) applicable to common stockholders generally captures those items on the statement of operations that have been, or ultimately will be, settled in cash exclusive of certain items that are not indicative of Marchex's recurring core operating results and represents net income (loss) applicable to common stockholders plus the net of tax effects of: (1) stock-based compensation expense, (2) amortization of intangible assets from acquisitions, (3) gain/loss on sales and disposals of intangible assets, (4) acquisition and separation related costs, (5) interest and other income (expense), and (6) dividends paid to participating securities, and also excludes the effect of the tax valuation allowance. Financial analysts and investors may use Adjusted non-GAAP EPS to analyze Marchex's financial performance since these groups have historically used EPS related measures, along with other measures, to estimate the value of a company, to make informed investment decisions, and to evaluate a company's operating performance compared to that of other companies in its industry.

Marchex's management believes that investors should have access to, and Marchex is obligated to provide, the same set of tools that management uses in analyzing the company's results. These non-GAAP measures should be considered in addition to results prepared in accordance with GAAP, and should not be considered in isolation, as a substitute for, or superior to, GAAP results. Marchex's non-GAAP financial measures may be defined differently from time to time and may be defined differently than similar titled terms used by other companies, and accordingly, care should be exercised in understanding how Marchex defines its non-GAAP financial measures in this release. Marchex endeavors to compensate for the limitations of the non-GAAP measures presented by providing the comparable GAAP measure with equal or greater prominence, GAAP financial statements, and detailed descriptions of the reconciling items and adjustments, including quantifying such items, to derive the non-GAAP measure.