EX-99.1 2 dex991.htm PRESS RELEASE Press Release

Exhibit 99.1

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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE    IR CONTACT:    Deborah Crawford
Thursday, July 23, 2009       VP, Investor Relations
      408 540-3712
   PR CONTACT:    Steve Swasey
      VP, Corporate Communications
      408 540-3947

Netflix Announces Q2 2009 Financial Results

Subscribers – 10.6 million

Revenue – $408.5 million

GAAP Net Income – $32.4 million

GAAP EPS – $0.54 per diluted share

LOS GATOS, Calif., July 23, 2009 – Netflix, Inc. (Nasdaq: NFLX) today reported results for the second quarter ended June 30, 2009.

“We continued to execute very well in the second quarter and are on track to deliver a record 2009,” said Reed Hastings, Netflix co-founder and chief executive officer. “As our subscriber base and disc shipments continue to expand and as we offer more opportunities to watch instantly via the Internet, we believe we are striking the right balance between growth, investment and earnings.”

Second-Quarter 2009 Financial Highlights

Subscribers. Netflix ended the second quarter of 2009 with approximately 10,599,000 total subscribers, representing 26 percent year-over-year growth from 8,411,000 total subscribers at the end of the second quarter of 2008 and 3 percent sequential growth from 10,310,000 subscribers at the end of the first quarter of 2009.

Net subscriber change in the quarter was an increase of 289,000 compared to an increase of 168,000 for the same period of 2008 and an increase of 920,000 for the first quarter of 2009.

Gross subscriber additions for the quarter totaled 1,936,000, representing 40 percent year-over-year growth from 1,384,000 gross subscriber additions in the second quarter of 2008 and 20 percent quarter-over-quarter decline from 2,413,000 gross subscriber additions in the first quarter of 2009.

Of the 10,599,000 total subscribers at quarter end, 98 percent, or 10,375,000, were paid subscribers. The other 2 percent, or 224,000, were free subscribers. Paid subscribers represented 98 percent of total subscribers at the end of the second quarter of 2008 and at the end of the first quarter of 2009.

Revenue for the second quarter of 2009 was $408.5 million, representing 21 percent year-over-year growth from $337.6 million for the second quarter of 2008, and a 4 percent sequential increase from $394.1 million for the first quarter of 2009.


Gross margin1 for the second quarter of 2009 was 34.1 percent compared to 31.8 percent for the second quarter of 2008 and 34.2 percent for the first quarter of 2009.

GAAP net income for the second quarter of 2009 was $32.4 million, or $0.54 per diluted share compared to GAAP net income of $26.6 million, or $0.42 per diluted share, for the second quarter of 2008 and GAAP net income of $22.4 million, or $0.37 per diluted share, for the first quarter of 2009. GAAP net income grew 22 percent on a year-over-year basis and GAAP EPS grew 29 percent on a year-over-year basis.

Non-GAAP net income was $34.4 million, or $0.58 per diluted share, for the second quarter of 2009 compared to non-GAAP net income of $28.7 million, or $0.45 per diluted share, for the second quarter of 2008 and non-GAAP net income of $24.2 million, or $0.40 per diluted share, for the first quarter of 2009. Non-GAAP net income grew 20 percent on a year-over-year basis and non-GAAP EPS grew 29 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 was $3.3 million for the second quarter of 2009, compared to $2.9 million for the second quarter of 2008 and $3.1 million for the first quarter of 2009. 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 2009 was $23.88 per gross subscriber addition compared to $28.89 for the same period of 2008 and $25.79 for the first quarter of 2009.

Churn3 for the second quarter of 2009 was 4.5 percent compared to 4.2 percent for the second quarter of 2008 and for the first quarter of 2009. 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 2009 was $26.3 million compared to $12.7 million in the second quarter of 2008 and $15.1 million for the first quarter of 2009.

Cash provided by operating activities for the second quarter of 2009 was $75.3 million compared to $67.4 million for the second quarter of 2008 and $65.6 million for the first quarter of 2009.

 

 

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 and investing activities excluding the non-operational cash flows from purchases and sales of short-term investments and cash flows from investment in business.

 

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Business Outlook

The Company’s performance expectations for the third and fourth quarters of 2009 and full-year 2009 are as follows:

Third-Quarter 2009

 

 

Ending subscribers of 10.9 million to 11.1 million

 

 

Revenue of $416 million to $422 million

 

 

GAAP net income of $23 million to $28 million

 

 

GAAP EPS of $0.39 to $0.47 per diluted share

Fourth-Quarter 2009

 

 

Ending subscribers of 11.6 million to 12 million

 

 

Revenue of $431 million to $445 million

 

 

GAAP net income of $21 million to $26 million

 

 

GAAP EPS of $0.36 to $0.44 per diluted share

Full-Year 2009

 

 

Ending subscribers of 11.6 million to 12 million, up from 11.2 million to 11.8 million

 

 

Revenue of $1.65 billion to $1.67 billion, up from $1.63 billion to $1.67 billion

 

 

GAAP net income of $99 million to $109 million, up from $96 million to $106 million

 

 

GAAP EPS of $1.65 to $1.82 per diluted share, up from $1.56 to $1.72 per diluted share

Earnings Call

The Netflix earnings call will be webcast today at 6:00 p.m. Eastern Time / 3:00 p.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.

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 6:00 p.m. Pacific Time on July 23, 2009 through midnight on July 27, 2009. To listen to a replay, call (719) 457-0820, access code 4688984.

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.

 

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About Netflix

Netflix, Inc. (NASDAQ: NFLX) is the world’s largest online movie rental service, with more than ten million subscribers. For one low monthly price, Netflix members can get DVDs delivered to their homes and can instantly watch movies and TV episodes streamed to their TVs and PCs, all in unlimited amounts. Members can choose from over 100,000 DVD titles and a growing library of more than 12,000 choices that can be watched instantly. There are never any due dates or late fees. DVDs are delivered free to members by first class mail, with a postage-paid return envelope, from 58 distribution centers. More than 97 percent of Netflix members live in areas that generally receive shipments in one business day. Netflix is also partnering with leading consumer electronics companies to offer a range of devices that can instantly stream movies and TV episodes to members’ TVs from Netflix. For more information, visit http://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 2009 and the full-year 2009. 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, especially in the current uncertain economic environment; our ability to manage our subscriber acquisition cost as well as the cost of content delivered to our subscribers; fluctuations in consumer usage of our service; the continued availability of content on terms and conditions acceptable to us; the deterioration of the U.S. economy and its affect on online commerce or the filmed entertainment industry; conditions that effect our delivery through the U.S. Postal Service, including regulatory changes and postal rate increases; changes in the costs of acquiring DVDs or electronic content; consumer spending on DVDs and related products; disruption in service on our website or with our computer systems; competition 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 25, 2009. 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,
2009
    March 31,
2009
    June 30,
2008
    June 30,
2009
    June 30,
2008
 

Revenues

   $ 408,509      $ 394,098      $ 337,614      $ 802,607      $ 663,797   

Cost of revenues:

          

Subscription

     224,858        215,299        193,769        440,157        380,925   

Fulfillment expenses *

     44,385        43,969        36,318        88,354        71,967   
                                        

Total cost of revenues

     269,243        259,268        230,087        528,511        452,892   
                                        

Gross profit

     139,266        134,830        107,527        274,096        210,905   

Operating expenses:

          

Technology and development *

     27,119        24,200        22,186        51,319        42,453   

Marketing *

     46,231        62,242        39,984        108,473        94,879   

General and administrative *

     13,252        13,014        13,419        26,266        27,158   

Gain on disposal of DVDs

     (118     (1,097     (2,263     (1,215     (3,096
                                        

Total operating expenses

     86,484        98,359        73,326        184,843        161,394   
                                        

Operating income

     52,782        36,471        34,201        89,253        49,511   

Other income (expense):

          

Interest expense on lease financing obligations

     (674     (670     (681     (1,344     (1,104

Interest and other income (expense)

     866        1,610        2,404        2,476        10,064   
                                        

Income before income taxes

     52,974        37,411        35,924        90,385        58,471   

Provision for income taxes

     20,531        15,048        9,345        35,579        18,548   
                                        

Net income

   $ 32,443      $ 22,363      $ 26,579      $ 54,806      $ 39,923   
                                        

Net income per share:

          

Basic

   $ 0.56      $ 0.38      $ 0.43      $ 0.94      $ 0.64   

Diluted

   $ 0.54      $ 0.37      $ 0.42      $ 0.91      $ 0.62   

Weighted average common shares outstanding:

          

Basic

     57,872        58,734        61,782        58,301        62,262   

Diluted

     59,660        60,709        63,857        60,182        64,341   

*Stock-based compensation included in expense line items:

          

Fulfillment expenses

   $ 102      $ 120      $ 108      $ 222      $ 214   

Technology and development

     1,190        1,071        849        2,261        1,845   

Marketing

     458        443        455        901        964   

General and administrative

     1,528        1,498        1,493        3,026        3,012   

Reconciliation of Non-GAAP Financial Measures

          

(unaudited)

          

Non-GAAP net income reconciliation:

          

GAAP net income

   $ 32,443      $ 22,363      $ 26,579      $ 54,806      $ 39,923   

Stock-based compensation

     3,278        3,132        2,905        6,410        6,035   

Income tax effect of stock-based compensation

     (1,272     (1,259     (755     (2,531     (2,032
                                        

Non-GAAP net income

   $ 34,449      $ 24,236      $ 28,729      $ 58,685      $ 43,926   
                                        

Non-GAAP net income per share:

          

Basic

   $ 0.60      $ 0.41      $ 0.47      $ 1.01      $ 0.71   

Diluted

   $ 0.58      $ 0.40      $ 0.45      $ 0.98      $ 0.68   

Weighted average common shares outstanding:

          

Basic

     57,872        58,734        61,782        58,301        62,262   

Diluted

     59,660        60,709        63,857        60,182        64,341   

 

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Netflix, Inc.

Consolidated Balance Sheets

(unaudited)

(in thousands, except share and par value data)

 

     As of  
     June 30,
2009
    December 31,
2008
 
Assets     

Current assets:

    

Cash and cash equivalents

   $ 87,471      $ 139,881   

Short-term investments

     167,498        157,390   

Prepaid expenses

     11,430        8,122   

Prepaid revenue sharing expenses

     14,671        18,417   

Current content library, net

     33,519        18,691   

Deferred tax assets

     5,594        5,617   

Other current assets

     22,381        13,329   
                

Total current assets

     342,564        361,447   

Content library, net

     100,316        98,547   

Property and equipment, net

     120,346        124,948   

Deferred tax assets

     17,225        22,409   

Other assets

     11,542        10,595   
                

Total assets

   $ 591,993      $ 617,946   
                
Liabilities and Stockholders’ Equity     

Current liabilities:

    

Accounts payable

   $ 101,634      $ 100,344   

Accrued expenses

     27,782        31,394   

Current portion of lease financing obligations

     1,275        1,152   

Deferred revenue

     80,495        83,127   
                

Total current liabilities

     211,186        216,017   

Lease financing obligations, excluding current portion

     37,301        37,988   

Other liabilities

     19,135        16,786   
                

Total liabilities

     267,622        270,791   

Stockholders’ equity:

    

Common stock, $0.001 par value; 160,000,000 shares authorized at June 30, 2009 and December 31, 2008; 57,415,726 and 58,862,478 issued and outstanding at June 30, 2009 and December 31, 2008, respectively

     64        62   

Additional paid-in capital

     375,574        338,577   

Treasury stock at cost (6,295,073 and 3,491,084 shares at June 30, 2009 and December 31, 2008, respectively)

     (215,250     (100,020

Accumulated other comprehensive income

     725        84   

Retained earnings

     163,258        108,452   
                

Total stockholders’ equity

     324,371        347,155   
                

Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity

   $ 591,993      $ 617,946   
                

 

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Netflix, Inc.

Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows

(unaudited)

(in thousands)

     Three Months Ended     Six Months Ended  
     June 30,
2009
    March 31,
2009
    June 30,
2008
    June 30,
2009
    June 30,
2008
 

Cash flows from operating activities:

          

Net income

   $ 32,443      $ 22,363      $ 26,579      $ 54,806      $ 39,923   

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

          

Depreciation and amortization of property, equipment and intangibles

     9,013        9,175        8,188        18,188        14,772   

Amortization of content library

     53,235        49,304        57,012        102,539        114,582   

Amortization of discounts and premiums on investments

     119        194        177        313        316   

Stock-based compensation expense

     3,278        3,132        2,905        6,410        6,035   

Excess tax benefits from stock-based compensation

     (3,815     (3,684     (2,554     (7,499     (3,374

Loss on disposal of property and equipment

     110        144        —          254        —     

Loss (gain) on sale of short-term investments

     101        (572     78        (471     (4,242

Gain on disposal of DVDs

     (506     (2,033     (4,059     (2,539     (6,651

Deferred taxes

     5,404        (623     (2,502     4,781        (3,361

Changes in operating assets and liabilities:

          

Prepaid expenses and other current assets

     (8,845     (391     (10,947     (9,236     (8,197

Content library

     (9,343     (22,091     (7,982     (31,434     (31,394

Accounts payable

     (6,549     8,572        7,092        2,023        15,772   

Accrued expenses

     (234     4,331        (14,551     4,097        (6,724

Deferred revenue

     (128     (2,504     (489     (2,632     (3,779

Other assets and liabilities

     1,019        316        8,433        1,335        7,764   
                                        

Net cash provided by operating activities

     75,302        65,633        67,380        140,935        131,442   
                                        
Cash flows from investing activities:           

Purchases of short-term investments

     (28,769     (52,384     (65,937     (81,153     (157,891

Proceeds from sale of short-term investments

     7,832        36,933        21,017        44,765        195,436   

Proceeds from maturities of short-term investments

     26,175        1,330        665        27,505        1,565   

Purchases of property and equipment

     (6,933     (6,572     (14,662     (13,505     (27,093

Acquisitions of intangible asset

     —          (200     (1,000     (200     (1,000

Acquisitions of content library

     (43,224     (46,499     (44,410     (89,723     (95,726

Proceeds from sale of DVDs

     1,159        2,726        5,379        3,885        9,886   

Investment in business

     —          —          —          —          (6,000

Other assets

     11        (2     20        9        28   
                                        

Net cash used in investing activities

     (43,749     (64,668     (98,928     (108,417     (80,795
                                        

Cash flows from financing activities:

          

Principal payments of lease financing obligations

     (295     (269     (230     (564     (352

Proceeds from issuance of common stock

     9,778        13,589        4,524        23,367        13,066   

Excess tax benefits from stock-based compensation

     3,815        3,684        2,554        7,499        3,374   

Repurchases of common stock

     (72,511     (42,719     —          (115,230     (99,885
                                        

Net cash (used in) provided by financing activities

     (59,213     (25,715     6,848        (84,928     (83,797
                                        

Net decrease in cash and cash equivalents

     (27,660     (24,750     (24,700     (52,410     (33,150

Cash and cash equivalents, beginning of period

     115,131        139,881        168,989        139,881        177,439   
                                        

Cash and cash equivalents, end of period

   $ 87,471      $ 115,131      $ 144,289      $ 87,471      $ 144,289   
                                        

Non-GAAP free cash flow reconciliation:

          

Net cash provided by operating activities

   $ 75,302      $ 65,633      $ 67,380      $ 140,935      $ 131,442   

Purchases of property and equipment

     (6,933     (6,572     (14,662     (13,505     (27,093

Acquisitions of intangible asset

     —          (200     (1,000     (200     (1,000

Acquisitions of content library

     (43,224     (46,499     (44,410     (89,723     (95,726

Proceeds from sale of DVDs

     1,159        2,726        5,379        3,885        9,886   

Other assets

     11        (2     20        9        28   
                                        

Non-GAAP free cash flow

   $ 26,315      $ 15,086      $ 12,707      $ 41,401      $ 17,537   
                                        

 

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Netflix, Inc.

Consolidated Other Data

(unaudited)

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

 

     As of / Three Months Ended  
     June 30,
2009
    March 31,
2009
    June 30,
2008
 

Subscriber information:

      

Subscribers: beginning of period

     10,310        9,390        8,243   

Gross subscriber additions: during period

     1,936        2,413        1,384   

Gross subscriber additions year-to-year change

     39.9     29.6     34.6

Gross subscriber additions quarter-to-quarter sequential change

     (19.8 )%      15.7     (25.7 )% 

Less subscriber cancellations: during period

     (1,647     (1,493     (1,216

Subscribers: end of period

     10,599        10,310        8,411   

Subscribers year-to-year change

     26.0     25.1     24.8

Subscribers quarter-to-quarter sequential change

     2.8     9.8     2.0

Free subscribers: end of period

     224        194        176   

Free subscribers as percentage of ending subscribers

     2.1     1.9     2.1

Paid subscribers: end of period

     10,375        10,116        8,235   

Paid subscribers year-to-year change

     26.0     24.9     24.6

Paid subscribers quarter-to-quarter sequential change

     2.6     10.4     1.6

Average monthly revenue per paying subscriber

   $ 13.29      $ 13.63      $ 13.78   

Average monthly gross profit per paying subscriber

   $ 4.53      $ 4.66      $ 4.39   

Churn

     4.5     4.2     4.2

Subscriber acquisition cost

   $ 23.88      $ 25.79      $ 28.89   

Margins:

      

Gross margin

     34.1     34.2     31.8

Operating margin

     12.9     9.3     10.1

Net margin

     7.9     5.7     7.9

Expenses as percentage of revenues:

      

Technology and development

     6.6     6.1     6.6

Marketing

     11.3     15.8     11.8

General and administrative

     3.2     3.3     4.0

Gain on disposal of DVDs

     0.0     (0.2 )%      (0.7 )% 
                        

Total operating expenses

     21.1     25.0     21.7

Year-to-year change:

      

Total revenues

     21.0     20.8     11.2

Subscription

     16.0     15.0     16.1

Fulfillment expenses

     22.2     23.3     21.6

Technology and development

     22.2     19.4     18.0

Marketing

     15.6     13.4     (11.6 )% 

General and administrative

     (1.2 )%      (5.3 )%      (2.9 )% 

Gain on disposal of DVDs

     (94.8 )%      31.7     (0.8 )% 

Total operating expenses

     17.9     11.7     6.9

 

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