EX-99.1 2 dex991.htm PRESS RELEASE Press Release

Exhibit 99.1

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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE    IR CONTACT:    Deborah Crawford
Friday, July 25, 2008       VP, Investor Relations
      408 540-3712
   PR CONTACT:    Steve Swasey
      VP, Corporate Communications
      408 540-3947

Netflix Announces Q2 2008 Financial Results

Subscribers – 8.4 million

Revenue – $337.6 million

GAAP Net Income – $26.6 million

GAAP EPS – $0.42 per diluted share

LOS GATOS, Calif., July 25, 2008 – Netflix, Inc. (Nasdaq: NFLX) today reported results for the second quarter ended June 30, 2008.

“We are pleased to announce another quarter of strong financial results,” said Reed Hastings, Netflix co-founder and chief executive officer.

“This quarter we delivered 25 percent year-over-year growth in subscribers, our lowest SAC ever as a public company, and a 14 percent increase in EPS for the quarter. And we made important progress on our strategy of offering our subscribers the option of streaming video directly to their TVs with the introduction of The Netflix Player by Roku in May and the announcement earlier this month of our agreement with Microsoft to embed Netflix streaming capability in the Xbox 360 video game and entertainment system.”

Second-Quarter 2008 Financial Highlights

Subscribers. Netflix ended the second quarter of 2008 with approximately 8,411,000 total subscribers, representing 25 percent year-over-year growth from 6,742,000 total subscribers at the end of the second quarter of 2007 and 2 percent sequential growth from 8,243,000 subscribers at the end of the first quarter of 2008.

Net subscriber change in the quarter was an increase of 168,000, compared to a decrease of 55,000 for the same period of 2007 and an increase of 764,000 for the first quarter of 2008.

Gross subscriber additions for the quarter totaled 1,384,000, representing 35 percent year-over-year growth from 1,028,000 gross subscriber additions in the second quarter of 2007 and 26 percent quarter-over-quarter decline from 1,862,000 gross subscriber additions in the first quarter of 2008.

Of the 8,411,000 total subscribers at quarter end, 98 percent, or 8,235,000 were paid subscribers. The other 2 percent, or 176,000, were free subscribers. Paid subscribers represented 98 percent of total subscribers at the end of the second quarter of 2007 and at the end of the first quarter of 2008.


Revenue for the second quarter of 2008 was $337.6 million, representing 11 percent year-over-year growth from $303.7 million for the second quarter of 2007, and 4 percent sequential increase from $326.2 million for the first quarter of 2008.

Gross margin1 for the second quarter of 2008 was 31.8 percent, compared to 35.2 percent for the second quarter of 2007 and 31.7 percent for the first quarter of 2008.

GAAP net income for the second quarter of 2008 was $26.6 million, or $0.42 per diluted share, compared to GAAP net income of $25.6 million, or $0.37 per diluted share, for the second quarter of 2007 and GAAP net income of $13.4 million, or $0.21 per diluted share, for the first quarter of 2008. GAAP net income grew 4 percent on a year-over-year basis and GAAP EPS grew 14 percent on a year-over-year basis.

Non-GAAP net income was $28.7 million, or $0.45 per diluted share, for the second quarter of 2008, compared to non-GAAP net income of $27.2 million, or $0.39 per diluted share, for the second quarter of 2007 and non-GAAP net income of $15.2 million, or $0.23 per diluted share, for the first quarter of 2008. Non-GAAP net income grew 5 percent on a year-over-year basis and non-GAAP EPS grew 15 percent on a year-over-year basis.

Non-GAAP net income equals net income on a GAAP basis before stock-based compensation expense, net of taxes.

Stock-based compensation for the second quarter of 2008 was $2.9 million, compared to $2.8 million in the second quarter of 2007 and $3.1 million in the first quarter of 2008. Stock-based compensation is presented in the same lines of the Consolidated Statements of Operations as cash compensation paid to the same individuals.

Subscriber acquisition cost2 for the second quarter of 2008 was $28.95 per gross subscriber addition, compared to $44.02 for the same period of 2007 and $29.50 for the first quarter of 2008.

Churn3 for the second quarter of 2008 was 4.2 percent, compared to 4.6 percent for the second quarter of 2007 and 3.9 percent for the first quarter of 2008. Churn includes free subscribers as well as paying subscribers who elect not to renew their monthly subscription service during the quarter.

Free cash flow4 for the second quarter of 2008 was $12.5 million, compared to $6.5 million in the second quarter of 2007 and $4.7 million for the first quarter of 2008.

Cash provided by operating activities for the second quarter of 2008 was $77.9 million, compared to $65.1 million for the second quarter of 2007 and $77.7 million for the first quarter of 2008.

 

 

1

Gross margin is defined as revenues less cost of subscription and fulfillment expenses divided by revenues.

 

2

Subscriber acquisition cost is defined as the total marketing expense, which includes stock-based compensation for marketing personnel, on the Company’s Consolidated Statements of Operations divided by total gross subscriber additions during the quarter.

 

3

Churn is defined as customer cancellations in the quarter divided by the sum of beginning subscribers and gross subscriber additions, divided by three months.

 

4

Free cash flow is defined as cash provided by operating activities excluding the non-operational cash flows from purchases and sales of short-term investments, cash flows from investment in business and cash flows from financing activities.

 

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Business Outlook

The Company’s performance expectations for the third and fourth quarters of 2008 and full-year 2008 are as follows:

Third-Quarter 2008

 

   

Ending subscribers of 8.675 million to 8.875 million

 

   

Revenue of $343 million to $348 million

 

   

GAAP net income of $16 million to $21 million

 

   

GAAP EPS of $0.26 to $0.34 per diluted share

Fourth-Quarter 2008

 

   

Ending subscribers of 9.1 million to 9.7 million

 

   

Revenue of $357 million to $367 million

 

   

GAAP net income of $18 million to $23 million

 

   

GAAP EPS of $0.29 to $0.37 per diluted share

Full-Year 2008

 

   

Ending subscribers of 9.1 million to 9.7 million, unchanged from prior guidance

 

   

Revenue of $1.364 billion to $1.379 billion, tightened from $1.35 billion to $1.39 billion

 

   

GAAP net income of $75 million to $83 million, unchanged from prior guidance

 

   

GAAP EPS of $1.19 to $1.31 per diluted share, increased from $1.16 to $1.29 per diluted share

Float and Trading Plans

The Company estimates the public float at approximately 49,996,277 shares as of June 30, 2008, up approximately 1 percent from 49,498,642 shares as of March 31, 2008, based on registered shares held in street name with the Depository Trust and Clearing Corporation. From time to time executive officers of Netflix may elect to buy or sell stock in Netflix. All open market sales by executive officers are made pursuant to the terms of 10b5-1 Trading Plans approved by the Company and generally adopted no less than three months prior to the first date of sale under such plan.

Earnings Call

The Netflix earnings call will be webcast today at 8:30 a.m. Eastern Time / 5:30 a.m. Pacific Time, and may be accessed at http://ir.netflix.com. The call will consist of prepared remarks, followed by a Q&A with questions submitted via email. Please email your questions to dcrawford@netflix.com. The company will read the questions aloud on the call and respond to as many questions as possible in the hour allotted to the earnings call.

Following completion of the call, a replay of the webcast will be available at http://ir.netflix.com. The telephone replay of the call will be available from approximately 8:30 a.m. Pacific Time on July 25, 2008 through July 29, 2008 at 9:00 p.m. Pacific Time. To listen to the telephone replay, call (719) 457-0820, access code 4599200.

 

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Use of Non-GAAP Measures

Management believes that non-GAAP net income is a useful measure of operating performance because it excludes the non-cash impact of stock option accounting. In addition, management believes that free cash flow is a useful measure of liquidity because it excludes the non-operational cash flows from purchases and sales of short-term investments, cash flows from investment in business and cash flows from financing activities. However, these non-GAAP measures should be considered in addition to, not as a substitute for or superior to, net income and net cash provided by operating activities, or other financial measures prepared in accordance with GAAP. A reconciliation to the GAAP equivalents of these non-GAAP measures is contained in tabular form on the attached unaudited financial statements.

About Netflix

Netflix, Inc (Nasdaq: NFLX) is the world’s largest online movie rental service, providing more than eight million subscribers access to over 100,000 DVD titles plus a growing library of over 12,000 titles that can be watched instantly on their PCs. The company offers nine subscription plans, starting at only $4.99 per month. There are no due dates and no late fees – ever. All Netflix plans include both DVDs delivered to subscribers’ homes and, for no additional fee, movies and TV series that can be started in as little as 30 seconds on subscribers’ PCs. DVDs are delivered free to members by first class mail, with a postage-paid return envelope, from over 100 U.S. shipping points. Nearly 95 percent of Netflix subscribers live in areas that can be reached with generally one business day delivery. Netflix offers personalized movie recommendations and has more than two billion movie ratings. For more information, visit www.netflix.com.

Forward-Looking Statements

This press release contains certain forward-looking statements within the meaning of the federal securities laws, including statements regarding our subscriber growth, revenue, GAAP net income and earnings per share for the third and fourth quarters of 2008 and the full-year 2008. The forward-looking statements in this release are subject to risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results and events to differ, including, without limitation: our ability to attract new subscribers and retain existing subscribers; impacts arising out of competition; our ability to manage our subscriber acquisition cost as well as the cost of content delivered to our subscribers; changes in pricing; fluctuations in consumer usage of our service; conditions that effect our delivery through the U.S. Postal Service, including regulatory changes and increases in first class postage; increases in the costs of acquiring DVDs or electronic content; customer spending on DVDs and related products; disruption in service on our website or with our computer systems; deterioration of the U.S. economy or conditions specific to online commerce or the filmed entertainment industry; and, widespread consumer adoption of different modes of viewing in-home filmed entertainment. A detailed discussion of these and other risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results and events to differ materially from such forward-looking statements is included in our filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission, including our Annual Report on Form 10-K filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on February 28, 2008. We undertake no obligation to update forward-looking statements to reflect events or circumstances occurring after the date of this press release.

 

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Netflix, Inc.

Consolidated Statements of Operations

(unaudited)

(in thousands, except per share data)

 

     Three Months Ended     Six Months Ended  
     June 30,
2008
    March 31,
2008
    June 30,
2007
    June 30,
2008
    June 30,
2007
 

Revenues

   $ 337,614     $ 326,183     $ 303,693     $ 663,797     $ 609,013  

Cost of revenues:

          

Subscription

     193,769       187,156       166,838       380,925       332,027  

Fulfillment expenses *

     36,318       35,649       29,855       71,967       59,638  
                                        

Total cost of revenues

     230,087       222,805       196,693       452,892       391,665  
                                        

Gross profit

     107,527       103,378       107,000       210,905       217,348  

Operating expenses:

          

Technology and development *

     22,670       20,516       18,907       43,186       34,622  

Marketing *

     40,062       54,936       45,255       94,998       117,393  

General and administrative *

     13,568       13,816       13,847       27,384       26,035  

Gain on disposal of DVDs

     (2,263 )     (833 )     (2,282 )     (3,096 )     (3,190 )

Gain on legal settlement

     —         —         (7,000 )     —         (7,000 )
                                        

Total operating expenses

     74,037       88,435       68,727       162,472       167,860  
                                        

Operating income

     33,490       14,943       38,273       48,433       49,488  

Other income (expense):

          

Interest and other income (expense)

     2,404       7,660       4,972       10,064       10,322  
                                        

Income before income taxes

     35,894       22,603       43,245       58,497       59,810  

Provision for income taxes

     9,333       9,225       17,665       18,558       24,366  
                                        

Net income

   $ 26,561     $ 13,378     $ 25,580     $ 39,939     $ 35,444  
                                        

Net income per share:

          

Basic

   $ 0.43     $ 0.21     $ 0.38     $ 0.64     $ 0.52  

Diluted

   $ 0.42     $ 0.21     $ 0.37     $ 0.62     $ 0.50  

Weighted average common shares outstanding:

          

Basic

     61,782       62,776       68,031       62,262       68,360  

Diluted

     63,857       64,840       69,891       64,341       70,276  

*  Stock-based compensation included in expense line items:

          

Fulfillment expenses

   $ 108     $ 106     $ 82     $ 214     $ 228  

Technology and development

     849       996       831       1,845       1,588  

Marketing

     455       509       521       964       1,052  

General and administrative

     1,493       1,519       1,384       3,012       2,753  

Reconciliation of Non-GAAP Financial Measures

          

(unaudited)

          

Non-GAAP net income reconciliation:

          

GAAP net income

   $ 26,561     $ 13,378     $ 25,580     $ 39,939     $ 35,444  

Stock-based compensation

     2,905       3,130       2,818       6,035       5,621  

Income tax effect of stock-based compensation

     (755 )     (1,277 )     (1,150 )     (2,032 )     (2,284 )
                                        

Non-GAAP net income

   $ 28,711     $ 15,231     $ 27,248     $ 43,942     $ 38,781  
                                        

Non-GAAP net income per share:

          

Basic

   $ 0.46     $ 0.24     $ 0.40     $ 0.71     $ 0.57  

Diluted

   $ 0.45     $ 0.23     $ 0.39     $ 0.68     $ 0.55  

Weighted average common shares outstanding:

          

Basic

     61,782       62,776       68,031       62,262       68,360  

Diluted

     63,857       64,840       69,891       64,341       70,276  

 

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Netflix, Inc.

Consolidated Balance Sheets

(unaudited)

(in thousands, except share and par value data)

 

     As of
     June 30,
2008
    December 31,
2007

Assets

    

Current assets:

    

Cash and cash equivalents

   $ 144,289     $ 177,439

Short-term investments

     169,175       207,703

Prepaid expenses

     7,631       6,116

Prepaid revenue sharing expenses

     14,861       6,983

Deferred tax assets

     3,339       2,254

Other current assets

     19,859       16,037
              

Total current assets

     359,154       416,532

Content library, net

     126,928       132,455

Property and equipment, net

     90,779       77,326

Deferred tax assets

     18,988       16,242

Other assets

     10,767       4,465
              

Total assets

   $ 606,616     $ 647,020
              

Liabilities and Stockholders’ Equity

    

Current liabilities:

    

Accounts payable

   $ 109,000     $ 104,445

Accrued expenses

     27,462       36,466

Deferred revenue

     67,886       71,665
              

Total current liabilities

     204,348       212,576

Other liabilities

     11,853       3,695
              

Total liabilities

     216,201       216,271

Stockholders’ equity:

    

Common stock, $0.001 par value; 160,000,000 shares authorized at June 30, 2008 and December 31, 2007; 61,910,603 and 64,912,915 issued and outstanding at June 30, 2008 and December 31, 2007, respectively

     62       65

Additional paid-in capital

     324,865       402,710

Accumulated other comprehensive (loss) income

     (814 )     1,611

Retained earnings

     66,302       26,363
              

Total stockholders’ equity

     390,415       430,749
              

Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity

   $ 606,616     $ 647,020
              

 

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Netflix, Inc.

Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows

(unaudited)

(in thousands)

 

     Three Months Ended     Six Months Ended  
     June 30,
2008
    March 31,
2008
    June 30,
2007
    June 30,
2008
    June 30,
2007
 

Cash flows from operating activities:

          

Net income

   $ 26,561     $ 13,378     $ 25,580     $ 39,939     $ 35,444  

Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating activities:

          

Depreciation and amortization of property, equipment and intangibles

     7,849       6,359       5,151       14,208       9,776  

Amortization of content library

     57,012       57,570       50,985       114,582       100,427  

Amortization of discounts and premiums on investments

     177       139       11       316       (71 )

Stock-based compensation expense

     2,905       3,130       2,818       6,035       5,621  

Excess tax benefits from stock-based compensation

     (2,554 )     (820 )     (12,018 )     (3,374 )     (16,094 )

Gain on sale of short-term investments

     78       (4,320 )     (47 )     (4,242 )     (194 )

Gain on disposal of DVDs

     (4,059 )     (2,592 )     (5,197 )     (6,651 )     (7,794 )

Deferred taxes

     (2,514 )     (836 )     (505 )     (3,350 )     (760 )

Changes in operating assets and liabilities:

          

Prepaid expenses and other current assets

     (10,659 )     2,562       5,660       (8,097 )     (4,606 )

Accounts payable

     9,124       (1,199 )     (17,834 )     7,925       (6,435 )

Accrued expenses

     (14,551 )     7,827       14,244       (6,724 )     21,943  

Deferred revenue

     (489 )     (3,290 )     (3,712 )     (3,779 )     (9,156 )

Other assets and liabilities

     9,035       (161 )     1       8,874       65  
                                        

Net cash provided by operating activities

     77,915       77,747       65,137       155,662       128,166  
                                        

Cash flows from investing activities:

          

Purchases of short-term investments

     (65,937 )     (91,954 )     (53,906 )     (157,891 )     (318,140 )

Proceeds from sale of short-term investments

     21,682       175,319       28,693       197,001       124,115  

Purchases of property and equipment

     (14,662 )     (12,431 )     (8,968 )     (27,093 )     (26,981 )

Acquisition of intangible asset

     (1,000 )     —         —         (1,000 )     —    

Acquisitions of content library

     (55,175 )     (65,123 )     (57,353 )     (120,298 )     (125,894 )

Proceeds from sale of DVDs

     5,379       4,507       7,370       9,886       12,996  

Investment in business

     —         (6,000 )     —         (6,000 )     —    

Other assets

     20       8       267       28       164  
                                        

Net cash (used in) provided by investing activities

     (109,693 )     4,326       (83,897 )     (105,367 )     (333,740 )
                                        

Cash flows from financing activities:

          

Proceeds from issuance of common stock

     4,524       8,542       2,681       13,066       3,447  

Excess tax benefits from stock-based compensation

     2,554       820       12,018       3,374       16,094  

Repurchases of common stock

     —         (99,885 )     (30,215 )     (99,885 )     (30,215 )
                                        

Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities

     7,078       (90,523 )     (15,516 )     (83,445 )     (10,674 )
                                        

Net decrease in cash and cash equivalents

     (24,700 )     (8,450 )     (34,276 )     (33,150 )     (216,248 )

Cash and cash equivalents, beginning of period

     168,989       177,439       218,458       177,439       400,430  
                                        

Cash and cash equivalents, end of period

   $ 144,289     $ 168,989     $ 184,182     $ 144,289     $ 184,182  
                                        

Non-GAAP free cash flow reconciliation:

          

Net cash provided by operating activities

   $ 77,915     $ 77,747     $ 65,137     $ 155,662     $ 128,166  

Purchases of property and equipment

     (14,662 )     (12,431 )     (8,968 )     (27,093 )     (26,981 )

Acquisition of intangible asset

     (1,000 )     —         —         (1,000 )     —    

Acquisitions of content library

     (55,175 )     (65,123 )     (57,353 )     (120,298 )     (125,894 )

Proceeds from sale of DVDs

     5,379       4,507       7,370       9,886       12,996  

Other assets

     20       8       267       28       164  
                                        

Non-GAAP free cash flow

   $ 12,477     $ 4,708     $ 6,453     $ 17,185     $ (11,549 )
                                        

 

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Netflix, Inc.

Consolidated Other Data

(unaudited)

(in thousands, except percentages, average monthly revenue per paying subscriber and subscriber acquisition cost)

 

     As of / Three Months Ended  
     June 30,
2008
    March 31,
2008
    June 30,
2007
 

Subscriber information:

      

Subscribers: beginning of period

     8,243       7,479       6,797  

Gross subscriber additions: during period

     1,384       1,862       1,028  

Gross subscriber additions year-to-year change

     34.6 %     22.5 %     (3.9 %)

Gross subscriber additions quarter-to-quarter sequential change

     (25.7 %)     24.5 %     (32.4 %)

Less subscriber cancellations: during period

     (1,216 )     (1,098 )     (1,083 )

Subscribers: end of period

     8,411       8,243       6,742  

Subscribers year-to-year change

     24.8 %     21.3 %     30.4 %

Subscribers quarter-to-quarter sequential change

     2.0 %     10.2 %     (0.8 %)

Free subscribers: end of period

     176       141       133  

Free subscribers as percentage of ending subscribers

     2.1 %     1.7 %     2.0 %

Paid subscribers: end of period

     8,235       8,102       6,609  

Paid subscribers year-to-year change

     24.6 %     21.4 %     31.7 %

Paid subscribers quarter-to-quarter sequential change

     1.6 %     10.6 %     (1.0 %)

Average monthly revenue per paying subscriber

   $ 13.78     $ 14.09     $ 15.24  

Churn

     4.2 %     3.9 %     4.6 %

Subscriber acquisition cost

   $ 28.95     $ 29.50     $ 44.02  

Margins:

      

Gross margin

     31.8 %     31.7 %     35.2 %

Operating margin

     9.9 %     4.6 %     12.6 %

Net margin

     7.9 %     4.1 %     8.4 %

Expenses as percentage of revenues:

      

Technology and development

     6.7 %     6.3 %     6.2 %

Marketing

     11.9 %     16.8 %     14.9 %

General and administrative

     4.0 %     4.2 %     4.6 %

Gain on disposal of DVDs

     (0.7 %)     (0.2 %)     (0.8 %)

Gain on legal settlement

     —         —         (2.3 %)
                        

Total operating expenses

     21.9 %     27.1 %     22.6 %

Year-to-year change:

      

Total revenues

     11.2 %     6.8 %     26.9 %

Fulfillment expenses

     21.6 %     19.7 %     35.9 %

Technology and development

     19.9 %     30.6 %     57.0 %

Marketing

     (11.5 %)     (23.8 %)     (3.8 %)

General and administrative

     (2.0 %)     13.4 %     104.4 %

Gain on disposal of DVDs

     (0.8 %)     (8.3 %)     136.7 %

Total operating expenses

     7.7 %     (10.8 %)     5.9 %

 

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