SINA Reports First Quarter 2009 Financial Results
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SHANGHAI, June 9 SINA-1Q09-Results
SHANGHAI, June 9 /PRNewswire-Asia/ -- SINA Corporation (Nasdaq GS: SINA),
a leading online media company and mobile value-added service (MVAS) provider
for China and for the global Chinese communities, today announced its
unaudited financial results for the quarter ended March 31, 2009.
First Quarter 2009 Highlights
-- Net revenues increased 3% year over year to $73.8 million, within the
Company's guidance of between $73.0 million and $77.0 million.
-- Advertising revenues decreased 10% year over year to $43.2 million,
within the Company's guidance of between $43.0 million and $46.0
million.
-- Non-advertising revenues increased 30% year over year to $30.6 million,
within the Company's guidance of between $30.0 million and $31.0
million.
-- GAAP net income(*) decreased 31% year over year to $9.7 million, or
$0.17 diluted net income per share.
-- Non-GAAP net income(*)(**) decreased 24% year over year to $13.5
million, or $0.23 diluted non-GAAP net income per share.
(*) Net income for the first quarter of 2008 has been revised (see
explanation under non-operating income section below).
(**) Non-GAAP measures are described below and reconciled to the
corresponding GAAP measures in the section below entitled
"Reconciliation of Non-GAAP to GAAP Results."
"The uncertainty in the Chinese economy at the beginning of the year had a
severe impact on our online advertising business in the first quarter of 2009.
Although market visibility is still relatively low, we have seen improved
confidence and sentiment among our advertisers." said Charles Chao, CEO of
SINA. "While fighting the tough economic cycle, we remain focused on our
long-term strategy in building the leading online media platform in China by
investing in products, content and brand. We believe our investments in the
downturn will make SINA a more competitive company in the long run when the
Chinese economy further recovers."
Financial Results
For the first quarter of 2009, SINA reported total revenues of $73.8
million, compared to $71.3 million in the same period in 2008 and $101.5
million for the fourth quarter of 2008.
Advertising revenues for the first quarter of 2009 totaled $43.2 million,
representing a 10% decrease from the same period last year and a 38% decrease
from last quarter. For the first quarter of 2009, advertising revenues from
China accounted for 98% of the Company's total advertising revenues and also
experienced the same degree of decline from the same period last year and last
quarter.
Non-advertising revenues for the first quarter of 2009 totaled $30.6
million, representing a 30% increase from the same period in 2008 and a 4%
decline from the previous quarter. For the first quarter of 2009, MVAS
revenues, which accounted for 95% of non-advertising revenues, reached $29.0
million, representing a 34% increase from the same period last year and a 3%
decline sequentially.
Gross margin for the first quarter of 2009 was 52%, compared to 59% for
the same period last year and 60% last quarter. Advertising gross margin for
the first quarter of 2009 was 50%, compared to 60% in the same period last
year and 64% in the previous quarter. Excluding stock-based compensation and
amortization expense of intangible assets, non-GAAP advertising gross margin
for the first quarter of 2009 was 52%, compared to 62% in the same period last
year and 65% in the previous quarter. The decrease in advertising gross margin
was due to a decline in advertising revenues without a proportionate decrease
in advertising cost of revenues. MVAS gross margin for the first quarter of
2009 was 55%, compared to 56% in the same period last year and 50% last
quarter. The sequential increase in MVAS gross margin was mainly due to a
shift in product mix toward MVAS with lower revenue share with channel
partners.
Operating expenses for the first quarter of 2009 totaled $29.9 million, an
increase of 4% from the same period last year and a decrease of 24% from last
quarter. Non-GAAP operating expenses for the first quarter of 2009, which
exclude stock-based compensation and amortization expense of intangible assets,
was $26.9 million, representing a 4% increase from the same period last year
and a 26% decrease from last quarter. The sequential decrease in operating
expenses was mainly due to lower marketing expenditures and professional
service fees, as well as lower accrued bonuses and commissions.
Income from operations for the first quarter of 2009 was $8.7 million,
compared to $13.4 million for the same period last year and $21.5 million from
last quarter. Non-GAAP income from operations for the first quarter of 2009
was $12.5 million, compared to $17.0 million for the same period last year and
$25.6 million from last quarter.
Interest and other income for the first quarter of 2009 was $3.1 million,
compared to $4.2 million for the same period last year and $5.5 million last
quarter.
On June 5, 2009, the Company furnished a Form 6-K/A to the Securities and
Exchange Commission to amend the Form 6-K furnished to the Securities and
Exchange Commission on May 16, 2008, including the press release and unaudited
financial results as of March 31, 2008 and for the three months ended March 31,
2008 (the "Q1 2008 Press Release").
The Company's results for the first quarter of 2008 included $2.0 million
of net foreign exchange gains mainly related to capital repatriation from the
closing of a subsidiary in the PRC ("foreign exchange gains"), which the
Company recognized as other income under non-operating income. After reviewing
the accounting treatment for the foreign exchange gains, the Company and its
independent accountant determined that the requirements for releasing
cumulative translation adjustments of liquidated foreign subsidiaries and
recognizing the released amounts as foreign exchange gains in the income
statement under Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 52, Foreign
Currency Translation ("SFAS 52") and FASB Interpretation 37, Accounting for
Translation Adjustments upon Sale of Part of an Investment in a Foreign
Entity-an interpretation of FASB Statement No. 52 ("FIN 37") were not met, and
the Company is, therefore, required to reverse such gains from non-operating
income, net income and net income per share in the relevant period covered by
the Q1 2008 Press Release. These adjustments do not impact the Company's cash
position, revenues or income from operations.
Provision for income taxes for the first quarter of 2009 was $2.1 million,
compared to $3.6 million for the same period last year and $1.8 million last
quarter. The Company made a provision for income taxes for the first quarter
of 2009 assuming an effective tax rate of 12% for its China operations.
Net income for the first quarter of 2009 was $9.7 million, or $0.17
diluted net income per share, compared to $14.1 million, or $0.23 diluted net
income per share, for the same period last year. Non-GAAP net income for the
first quarter of 2009 was $13.5 million, or $0.23 diluted non-GAAP net income
per share, compared to $17.6 million, or $0.29 diluted non-GAAP net income per
share, for the same period last year.
As of March 31, 2009, SINA's cash, cash equivalents and short-term
investments totaled $564.3 million, compared to $511.6 million and $603.8
million as of March 31, 2008 and December 31, 2008, respectively. The
sequential decrease in cash, cash equivalents and short-term investments
reflects a $50 million share repurchase implemented in the first quarter of
2009 (see also Share Repurchase Program below). Cash flow from operating
activities for the first quarter of 2009 was $15.9 million, compared to $24.7
million for the same period last year and $44.5 million last quarter.
Business Outlook
The Company currently estimates its total revenues for the second quarter
of 2009 to be between $85 million and $89 million, with advertising revenues
to be between $55 million and $58 million and non-advertising revenues to be
between $30 million and $31 million. Stock-based compensation for the second
quarter of 2009 is expected to be approximately $3 million to $4 million,
which excludes any new shares that may be granted.
Announced Merger
On December 22, 2008, the Company announced that it entered into a
definitive agreement with Focus Media Holding Limited ("FMCN") to acquire
substantially all of the assets of FMCN's digital out-of-home advertising
networks, including LCD display network, poster frame network and certain
in-store network. The transaction is intended to combine the new media
platform of the two companies in China to provide more effective and
integrated marketing solutions to customers. The transaction is subject to
customary closing conditions and certain regulatory approvals. Currently, the
transaction is being reviewed by the Department of Commerce of China for
anti-trust. If such review is completed and the approval is obtained in the
third quarter of 2009, the transaction is expected to be completed by the end
of the third quarter. Based on the December 22, 2008 announcement, SINA will
issue 47 million newly issued ordinary shares to FMCN as consideration for the
acquired assets. FMCN will then distribute SINA shares to its shareholders
shortly after the closing.
Share Repurchase Program
Under the $100 million share repurchase program approved by the Company's
Board of Directors, as of June 9, 2009, the Company has purchased
approximately 2.5 million shares in the open market at an average price of
$20.37 for a total consideration of $50 million. The Company expects to
continue the repurchase program with the remaining $50 million on an
opportunistic basis.
Non-GAAP Measures
This release contains non-GAAP financial measures. These non-GAAP
financial measures, which are used as measures of the Company's performance,
should be considered in addition to, not as a substitute for, measures of the
Company's financial performance prepared in accordance with United States
Generally Accepted Accounting Principles ("GAAP"). The Company's non-GAAP
financial measures may be defined differently than similar terms used by other
companies. Accordingly, care should be exercised in understanding how the
Company defines its non-GAAP financial measures.
Reconciliations of the Company's non-GAAP measures to the nearest GAAP
measures are set forth in the section below titled "Reconciliation of Non-GAAP
to GAAP Results." These non-GAAP measures include non-GAAP gross profit,
non-GAAP operating expenses, non-GAAP income from operations, non-GAAP net
income, non-GAAP diluted net income per share and non-GAAP advertising gross
margin.
The Company's management uses non-GAAP financial measures to gain an
understanding of the Company's comparative operating performance (when
comparing such results with previous periods or forecasts) and future
prospects. The Company's non-GAAP financial measures exclude certain special
items, including stock-based compensation charge and amortization of
intangible assets from its internal financial statements for purposes of its
internal budgets. Non-GAAP financial measures are used by the Company's
management in their financial and operating decision-making, because
management believes they reflect the Company's ongoing business in a manner
that allows meaningful period-to-period comparisons. The Company's management
believes that these non-GAAP financial measures provide useful information to
investors and others in the following ways: 1) in understanding and
evaluating the Company's current operating performance and future prospects in
the same manner as management does, if they so choose, and 2) in comparing in
a consistent manner the Company's current financial results with the Company's
past financial results. The Company's management further believes the non-GAAP
financial measures provide useful information to both management and investors
by excluding certain expenses, gains and losses (i) that are not expected to
result in future cash payments or (ii) that are non-recurring in nature or may
not be indicative of its core operating results and business outlook.
The Company's management believes excluding stock-based compensation from
its non-GAAP financial measures is useful for itself and investors, as such
expense will not result in future cash payment and is not an indicator used by
management to measure the Company's core operating results and business
outlook.
The Company's management believes excluding the non-cash amortization
expense of intangible assets from its non-GAAP financial measures is useful
for itself and investors because they enable a more meaningful comparison of
the Company's cash performance between reporting periods. In addition, such
charges will not result in cash settlement in the future.
The non-GAAP financial measures have limitations. They do not include all
items of income and expense that affect the Company's operations. Specifically,
these non-GAAP financial measures are not prepared in accordance with GAAP,
may not be comparable to non-GAAP financial measures used by other companies
and, with respect to the non-GAAP financial measures that exclude certain
items under GAAP, do not reflect any benefit that such items may confer to the
Company. Management compensates for these limitations by also considering the
Company's financial results as determined in accordance with GAAP.
Conference Call
SINA will host a conference call at 9:00 p.m. Eastern Time today to
present an overview of the Company's financial performance and business
operations for the first quarter of 2009. The dial-in number for the call is
+1-866-730-5767 (US) or +1-857-350-1591 (International) and the pass code is
87574215. A live Webcast of the call will be available from 9:00 p.m. - 10:00
p.m. ET on Tue, June 9, 2009 (9:00 a.m. - 10:00 a.m. Beijing Time on June 10,
2009). The call can be accessed through SINA's corporate web site at
http://corp.sina.com . The call will be archived for 12 months on SINA's
corporate web site at http://corp.sina.com . A replay of the conference call
will be available through June 16, 2009 at midnight eastern time. The dial-in
number is +1-888-286-8010 (US) or +1-617-801-6888 (International). The pass
code for the replay is 15836172.
About SINA
SINA Corporation (Nasdaq GS: SINA) is a leading online media company and
mobile value-added service provider for China and for the global Chinese
communities. With a branded network of localized websites targeting Greater
China and overseas Chinese, the Company provides services through five major
business lines including SINA.com (online news and content), SINA Mobile
(MVAS), SINA Community (Web 2.0-based services and games), SINA.net (search
and enterprise services) and SINA E-Commerce (online shopping). Together these
business lines provide an array of services, including region-focused online
portals, MVAS, social networking service (SNS), blog, audio and video
streaming, album, online games, email, search, classified listings, fee-based
services, e-commerce and enterprise e-solutions. The Company generates the
majority of its revenues from online advertising and MVAS offerings, and, to a
lesser extent, from search and other fee-based services.
Safe Harbor Statement
This announcement contains forward-looking statements that relate to,
among other things, SINA's expected financial performance and SINA's strategic
and operational plans (as described without limitation in the "Business
Outlook" section, the "Announced Merger" section, the "Share Repurchase
Program" section and in quotations from management in this press release).
SINA may also make forward-looking statements in the Company's periodic
reports to the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, in its annual report
to shareholders, in its proxy statements, in its offering circulars and
prospectuses, in press releases and other written materials and in oral
statements made by its officers, directors or employees to third parties. SINA
assumes no obligation to update the forward-looking statements in this release
and elsewhere. Statements that are not historical facts, including statements
about the Company's beliefs and expectations, are forward-looking statements.
Forward-looking statements involve inherent risks and uncertainties. A number
of important factors could cause actual results to differ materially from
those contained in any forward-looking statement. Potential risks and
uncertainties include, but are not limited to, SINA's limited operating
history, the current global financial and credit market crisis and its impact
on the Chinese economy, the recent slower growth of the Chinese economy, the
uncertain regulatory landscape in the People's Republic of China, including
the changes by mobile operators in China to their policies for MVAS, the
Company's ability to develop and market other MVAS products, fluctuations in
the Company's quarterly operating results, the Company's reliance on online
advertising sales and MVAS for a majority of its revenues, the Company's
reliance on mobile operators in China to provide MVAS, any failure to
successfully develop and introduce new products and any failure to
successfully integrate acquired businesses. Further information regarding
these and other risks is included in SINA's Annual Report on Form 20-F for the
year ended December 31, 2007 and its other filings with the Securities and
Exchange Commission.
For further information, please contact:
Cathy Peng
SINA Corporation
Investor Relations Manager
Tel: +86-10-82628888 ext. 3112
Email: ir@staff.sina.com.cn
SINA CORPORATION
UNAUDITED CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS
(U.S. Dollar in thousands, except per share data)
Three months ended
March 31, December 31,
200920082008
Net revenues:
Advertising $43,171 $47,836 $69,518
Non-advertising 30,594 23,479 32,020
73,765 71,315 101,538
Cost of revenues:
Advertising (a) 21,637 19,032 25,152
Non-advertising 13,495 10,178 15,566
35,132 29,210 40,718
Gross profit 38,633 42,105 60,820
Operating expenses:
Sales and marketing (a) 15,829 14,997 21,421
Product development (a)7,479 6,014 8,279
General and administrative (a) 6,193 7,411 9,235
Amortization of intangibles 411 257 411
29,912 28,679 39,346
Income from operations 8,721 13,426 21,474
Non-operating income:
Interest and other income, net 3,080 4,240 5,471
3,080 4,240 5,471
Income before income taxes11,801 17,666 26,945
Provision for income taxes(2,052) (3,580) (1,788)
Net income$9,749 $14,086 $25,157
Basic net income per share $0.18 $0.25 $0.45
Diluted net income per share $0.17 $0.23 $0.42
Shares used in computing basic
net income per share 54,414 55,547 56,100
Shares used in computing diluted
net income per share 58,446 60,239 60,277
(a) Stock-based compensation included
under SFAS 123R was as follows:
Cost of revenues - advertising $627$724$839
Sales and marketing 520 499 509
Product development 436 460 514
General and administrative 1,689 1,619 1,718
SINA CORPORATION
RECONCILIATION OF NON-GAAP TO GAAP RESULTS
(U.S. Dollar in thousands, except per share data)
Three months ended
March 31, 2009
Non-GAAP
Actual Adjustments Results
627(a)
89(b)
Gross profit $38,633$716 $39,349
(2,645)(a)
(411)(b)
Operating expenses $29,912 $(3,056)$26,856
3,272(a)
500(b)
Income from operations$8,721 $3,772 $12,493
3,261(a)
470(b)
Net income$9,749 $3,731 $13,480
Diluted net income per share $0.17 $0.23
Shares used in computing diluted
net income per share 58,446 58,446
Gross margin - advertising 50% 2% 52%
Three months ended
March 31, 2008
Non-GAAP
Actual AdjustmentsResults
724(a)
Gross profit $42,105 $724 $42,829
(2,578)(a)
(257)(b)
Operating expenses $28,679 $(2,835)$25,844
3,302(a)
257(b)
Income from operations $13,426 $3,559$16,985
3,302(a)
257(b)
Net income $14,086 $3,559$17,645
Diluted net income per share $0.23 $0.29
Shares used in computing
diluted
net income per share 60,239 60,239
Gross margin - advertising 60% 2%62%
Three months ended
December 31, 2008
Non-GAAP
Actual Adjustments Results
839(a)
89(b)
Gross profit $60,820 $928$61,748
(2,741)(a)
(411)(b)
Operating expenses $39,346 $(3,152)$36,194
3,580(a)
500(b)
Income from operations $21,474 $4,080$25,554
3,569(a)
470(b)
Net income $25,157 $4,039$29,196
Diluted net income per share $0.42 $0.48
Shares used in computing
diluted
net income per share 60,277 60,277
Gross margin - advertising 64% 1%65%
(a) To adjust stock-based compensation charges
(b) To adjust amortization of intangible assets
SINA CORPORATION
UNAUDITED SEGMENT INFORMATION
(U.S. Dollar in thousands)
Three months ended
March 31, December 31,
200920082008
Net revenues
Advertising $43,171 $47,836 $69,518
Mobile related28,980 21,691 29,993
Others 1,614 1,7882,027
$73,765 $71,315 $101,538
Cost of revenues
Advertising $21,637 $19,032 $25,152
Mobile related13,108 9,524 14,930
Others 387 654 636
$35,132 $29,210 $40,718
SINA CORPORATION
UNAUDITED CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
(U.S. Dollar in thousands)
March 31, December 31,
2009 2008
Assets
Current assets:
Cash and cash equivalents $333,558 $383,320
Short -term investments230,709 220,504
Accounts receivable, net70,99979,183
Other current assets13,093 9,424
Total current assets 648,359 692,431
Property and equipment, net 31,46134,111
Goodwill and intangible assets, net 94,02794,527
Other assets 1,853 1,425
Total assets $775,700 $822,494
Liabilities and Shareholders' Equity
Current liabilities:
Accounts payable$1,721$1,397
Accrued liabilities 64,64176,119
Income taxes payable19,03917,391
Convertible debt99,00099,000
Total current liabilities 184,401 193,907
Other long-term liabilities 4,039 4,039
Total liabilities 188,440 197,946
Shareholders' equity 587,260 624,548
Total liabilities and shareholders'
equity $775,700 $822,494
SOURCE SINA Corporation
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