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MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif., Aug. 2, 2012 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- LinkedIn Corporation (NYSE:LNKD), the world's largest professional network on the Internet, currently with more than 175 million members, reported its financial results for the second quarter ended June 30, 2012:
"LinkedIn had a strong second quarter with all of our key operating and financial metrics showing solid performance," said Jeff Weiner, CEO of LinkedIn. "Our ongoing investment in product innovation drove healthy engagement as measured by unique visiting members and member page views, and our three revenue streams all experienced significant growth." Second Quarter Financial Details and Operating Summary
Revenue from the U.S. totaled $147.3 million, and represented 65% of total revenue in the second quarter of 2012. Revenue from international markets totaled $81.0 million, and represented 35% of total revenue in the second quarter of 2012.
Revenue from the field sales channel totaled $129.4 million, and represented 57% of total revenue in the second quarter of 2012. Revenue from the online, direct sales channel totaled $98.8 million, and represented 43% of total revenue in the second quarter of 2012.
GAAP net income for the second quarter was $2.8 million, compared to net income of $4.5 million for the second quarter of 2011. Non-GAAP net income for the second quarter was $18.1 million, compared to $10.8 million in the second quarter of 2011.
Adjusted EBITDA for the second quarter was $50.4 million, or 22% of revenue, compared to $26.3 million for the second quarter of 2011, or 22% of revenue.
GAAP EPS was $0.03 based on 112.3 million fully-diluted weighted shares outstanding compared to $0.04 for the second quarter of 2011 based on 103.1 million fully-diluted weighted shares outstanding. Non-GAAP EPS was $0.16 based on 112.3 million fully-diluted weighted shares outstanding compared to $0.10 for the second quarter of 2011 based on 103.1 million fully-diluted weighted shares outstanding.
"Strong performance across our three product lines drove record levels of revenue and adjusted EBITDA," said Steve Sordello, CFO of LinkedIn. "As we continue to invest aggressively in technology, product, and our businesses, we remain focused on achieving our long-term goals."
For additional information, please see the "Selected Company Metrics and Financials" page on LinkedIn's Investor Relations site. Second Quarter Highlights and Strategic Announcements
In the second quarter, LinkedIn:
Additionally, in July LinkedIn began rolling out a significant redesign to the homepage, enabling members to discover, share, and discuss the professional information that is most important to them. The redesign has begun to positively impact engagement metrics; for example, shares originating on LinkedIn, including status updates, are now at all-time highs. Business Outlook
LinkedIn is providing guidance for the third quarter of 2012, and revising guidance upward for the full year of 2012 on revenue, adjusted EBITDA, and stock-based compensation, while narrowing the full-year outlook for depreciation and amortization. Quarterly Conference Call
LinkedIn will host a webcast/conference call to discuss its second quarter 2012 financial results and business outlook today at 2:00 p.m. Pacific Time. Jeff Weiner and Steve Sordello will host the webcast, which can be viewed on the investor relations section of the LinkedIn website at http://investors.linkedin.com/. This call will contain forward-looking statements and other material information regarding the company's financial and operating results. Following completion of the call, a recorded replay of the webcast will be available on the website. For those without access to the Internet, a replay of the call will be available beginning at 5:00 p.m. Pacific Time on August 2,
2012 through August 9, 2012 at 9:00 p.m. Pacific Time. To listen to the telephone replay, call (855) 859-2056, access code 96053756. Upcoming Event
Management will participate in upcoming financial Q&A discussions at an investment industry event on September 6th. LinkedIn will furnish a link to this event on its investor relations website, http://investors.linkedin.com/ for both the live and archived webcasts. About LinkedIn
Founded in 2003, LinkedIn connects the world's professionals to make them more productive and successful. With more than 175 million members worldwide, including executives from every Fortune 500 company, LinkedIn is the world's largest professional network on the Internet. The company has a diversified business model with revenue coming from member subscriptions, marketing solutions and hiring solutions. Headquartered in Silicon Valley, LinkedIn also has offices across the Americas, Europe, and the Asia-Pacific.
The LinkedIn logo is available at http://www.globenewswire.com/newsroom/prs/?pkgid=11096 Non-GAAP Financial Measures
To supplement its consolidated financial statements, which are prepared and presented in accordance with GAAP, the company uses the following non-GAAP financial measures: adjusted EBITDA, non-GAAP net income, and non-GAAP EPS (collectively the "non-GAAP financial measures"). The presentation of this financial information is not intended to be considered in isolation or as a substitute for, or superior to, the financial information prepared and presented in accordance with GAAP. The company uses these non-GAAP financial measures for financial and operational decision making and as a means to evaluate period-to-period comparisons. The company believes that they provide useful information about operating results, enhance the overall understanding of past financial performance and future prospects, and allow for greater transparency with respect to key metrics used by management in its
financial and operational decision making.
Safe Harbor Statement
"Safe Harbor" statement under the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995: This press release and the accompanying conference call contain forward-looking statements about our products, including our planned investments in key strategic areas, certain non-financial metrics, such as member growth and engagement, and our expected financial metrics such as revenue, adjusted EBITDA, depreciation and amortization and stock-based compensation for the third quarter of 2012 and the full fiscal year 2012. The achievement of the matters covered by such forward-looking statements involves risks, uncertainties and assumptions. If any of these 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 company excludes the following items from one or more of its non-GAAP measures:
Stock-based compensation. The company excludes stock-based compensation because it is non-cash in nature and because the company believes that the non-GAAP financial measures excluding this item provide meaningful supplemental information regarding operational performance and liquidity. The company further believes this measure is useful to investors in that it allows for greater transparency to certain line items in its financial statements and facilitates comparisons to competitors' operating results.
Amortization of acquired intangible assets. The company excludes amortization of acquired intangible assets because it is non-cash in nature and because the company believes that the non-GAAP financial measures excluding this item provide meaningful supplemental
information regarding operational performance and liquidity. In addition, excluding this item from various non-GAAP measures facilitates internal comparisons to historical operating results and comparisons to competitors' operating results.
Income tax effect of non-GAAP adjustments. The company adjusts non-GAAP net income by including the income tax effects of excluding stock-based compensation and the amortization of acquired intangible assets. The company believes that the inclusion of the income tax effects provides additional transparency to the overall or "after tax" effects of excluding these items from non-GAAP net income.
For more information on the non-GAAP financial measures, please see the "Reconciliation of GAAP to non-GAAP Financial Measures" table in this press release. This accompanying table has more details on the GAAP financial measures that are most directly comparable to non-GAAP financial measures and the related reconciliations between these financial measures. Additionally, the company has not reconciled adjusted EBITDA guidance to net income guidance because it does not provide guidance for either other income (expense), net, or provision for income taxes, which are reconciling items between net income and adjusted EBITDA. As items that impact net income are out of the company's control and/or cannot be reasonably predicted, the company is unable to provide such guidance. Accordingly, a reconciliation to net income is not available without unreasonable effort.
The risks and uncertainties referred to above include - but are not limited to - risks associated with: the company's limited operating history in a new and unproven market; engagement of our members; the price volatility of our Class A common stock; general economic conditions; expectations regarding the return on our strategic investments; execution of our plans and strategies, including with respect to acquisitions of other companies; expectations regarding the company's ability to timely and effectively scale and adapt existing technology and network infrastructure to ensure that its website is accessible at all times with short or no perceptible load times; security measures and the risk that the company's website may be subject to attacks that degrade or deny the ability of members to access the company's solutions or that our security measures may not be sufficient to prevent
unauthorized access to our member data; our ability to maintain our rate of revenue growth and manage our expenses and investment plans; our ability to accurately track our key metrics internally; members and customers curtailing or ceasing to use the company's solutions; the company's core value of putting members first, which may conflict with the short-term interests of the business; privacy, litigation and regulatory issues; increasing competition; our ability to manage our growth and retain our employees; the application of US and international tax laws on our tax structure and any changes to such tax laws; and the dual class structure of the company's 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 Annual Report on Form 10-K that was filed for the year ended December 31, 2011, and additional information will also be set forth in our Form 10-Q that will be filed for the quarter ended June 30, 2012, which should read in conjunction with these financial results. These documents are available on the SEC Filings section of the Investor Information section of the company's website at http://investors.linkedin.com/. All information provided in this release and in the
attachments is as of August 2, 2012, and LinkedIn undertakes no duty to update this information.LINKEDIN CORPORATION CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS (In thousands) (Unaudited)
June 30, December 31, 2012 2011 ASSETS
CURRENT ASSETS:
Cash and cash equivalents
$ 286,376
$ 339,048
Short-term investments
330,761
238,456
Accounts receivable (net of allowance for doubtful accounts of $3,516 and $5,460 at June 30, 2012 and December 31, 2011, respectively)
136,536
111,372
Deferred commissions
15,715
13,594
Prepaid expenses
20,923
10,799
Other current assets
21,601
12,658
Total current assets
811,912
725,927
Property and equipment, net
152,448
114,850
Goodwill
113,268
12,249
Intangible assets, net
33,456
8,095
Other assets
28,078
12,576
TOTAL ASSETS
$ 1,139,162
$ 873,697
LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY
CURRENT LIABILITIES:
Accounts payable
$ 44,195
$ 28,217
Accrued liabilities
63,662
58,644
Deferred revenue
191,993
139,798
Total current liabilities
299,850
226,659
DEFERRED TAX LIABILITIES
40,612
18,551
OTHER LONG TERM LIABILITIES
15,525
3,508
Total liabilities
355,987
248,718
COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES
STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY:
Class A and Class B common stock
11
10
Additional paid-in capital
767,995
617,629
Accumulated other comprehensive income
129
100
Accumulated earnings
15,040
7,240
Total stockholders' equity
783,175
624,979
TOTAL LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY
$ 1,139,162
$ 873,697
LINKEDIN CORPORATION CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS (In thousands, except per share data) (Unaudited) Three Months Ended Six Months Ended
June 30, June 30, 2012 2011 2012 2011
Net revenue
$ 228,207
$ 121,040
$ 416,663
$ 214,972
Costs and expenses:
Cost of revenue (exclusive of depreciation and amortization shown separately below)
30,367
18,403
55,500
35,186
Sales and marketing
75,740
36,019
141,624
65,380
Product development
60,080
30,414
107,173
55,149
General and administrative
30,974
16,673
55,828
30,287
Depreciation and amortization
17,548
9,602
32,430
17,761
Total costs and expenses
214,709
111,111
392,555
203,763
Income from operations
13,498
9,929
24,108
11,209
Other income (expense), net
(668)
11
(444)
460
Income before income taxes
12,830
9,940
23,664
11,669
Provision for income taxes
10,019
5,427
15,864
5,078
Net income
$ 2,811
$ 4,513
$ 7,800
$ 6,591
Net income per share of common stock:
Basic
$ 0.03
$ 0.07
$ 0.08
$ 0.12
Diluted
$ 0.03
$ 0.04
$ 0.07
$ 0.07
Weighted-average shares used to compute net income per share:
Basic
104,185
69,395
103,198
56,631
Diluted
112,317
103,129
111,813
100,131
LINKEDIN CORPORATION SUPPLEMENTAL REVENUE INFORMATION (In thousands) (Unaudited) Three Months Ended Six Months Ended
June 30, June 30, 2012 2011 2012 2011 Revenue by product:
Hiring Solutions
$ 121,592
$ 58,620
$ 224,152
$ 104,953
Marketing Solutions
63,105
38,570
111,055
66,253
Premium Subscriptions
43,510
23,850
81,456
43,766
Total
$ 228,207
$ 121,040
$ 416,663
$ 214,972
Revenue by geographic region:
United States
$ 147,253
$ 82,739
$ 268,102
$ 147,859
Other Americas (1)
15,047
6,146
27,056
10,745
Total Americas
162,300
88,885
295,158
158,604
EMEA (2)
50,057
25,859
92,902
45,590
APAC (3)
15,850
6,296
28,603
10,778
Total
$ 228,207
$ 121,040
$ 416,663
$ 214,972
Revenue by channel:
Field sales
$ 129,448
$ 66,699
$ 230,919
$ 117,327
Online sales
98,759
54,341
185,744
97,645
Total
$ 228,207
$ 121,040
$ 416,663
$ 214,972
(1) Canada, Latin America and South America
(2) Europe, the Middle East and Africa ("EMEA")
(3) Asia-Pacific ("APAC")
LINKEDIN CORPORATION RECONCILIATION OF GAAP TO NON-GAAP FINANCIAL MEASURES (In thousands, except per share data) (Unaudited)
Three Months Ended Six Months Ended
June 30, June 30, 2012 2011 2012 2011
Non-GAAP net income and net income per share:
GAAP net income
$ 2,811
$ 4,513
$ 7,800
$ 6,591
Add back: stock-based compensation
19,323
6,815
31,949
10,658
Add back: amortization of intangible assets
1,851
862
3,159
1,671
Income tax effect of non-GAAP adjustments
(5,933)
(1,414)
(7,923)
(2,392)
NON-GAAP NET INCOME
$ 18,052
$ 10,776
$ 34,985
$ 16,528
GAAP DILUTED SHARES
112,317
103,129
111,813
100,131
NON-GAAP DILUTED NET INCOME PER SHARE
$ 0.16
$ 0.10
$ 0.31
$ 0.17
Adjusted EBITDA:
Net income
$ 2,811
$ 4,513
$ 7,800
$ 6,591
Provision for income taxes
10,019
5,427
15,864
5,078
Other (income) expense, net
668
(11)
444
(460)
Depreciation and amortization
17,548
9,602
32,430
17,761
Stock-based compensation
19,323
6,815
31,949
10,658
ADJUSTED EBITDA
$ 50,369
$ 26,346
$ 88,487
$ 39,628 CONTACT: Press contact
Hani Durzy
hdurzy@linkedin.com
650-605-0829
Investor contact
Matt Sonefeldt
msonefeldt@linkedin.com
650-605-0861