DEFA14A 1 a5483500.htm IBASIS, INC. DEFA14A a5483500.htm
 
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The Global VoIP Company IBAS 12/05 SEPTEMBER  2007

 
 
 
Safe Harbor Statement Various remarks that we may make about future expectations, plans, and prospects for iBasis constitute forward-looking statements for purposes of the safe harbor provisions under The Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995.  Actual results may differ materially from those indicated by these forward-looking statements as a result of various important factors, including those discussed in the Company’s Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2006, which is on file with the SEC.  SHAREHOLDERS OF IBASIS ARE URGED TO READ IBASIS’ DEFINITIVE PROXY STATEMENT (INCLUDING THE SECTIONS CALLED “CAUTIONARY STATEMENT CONCERNING FORWARD-LOOKING INFORMATION” AND “REASONS FOR THE TRANSACTION”) WHICH CONTAINS IMPORTANT INFORMATION ABOUT THE PROPOSED TRANSACTIONS AND IS AVAILABLE FOR FREE AT THE SEC’S WEB SITE AT WWW.SEC.GOV OR BY CALLING IBASIS INVESTOR RELATIONS AT 781- 505- 7500.

 
 
 
Global VoIP:  It’s Our World! Founded 1996, IBAS One of the largest carriers of international voice minutes>14 billion minutes per year Carrier Services More than 600 carrier customers  Retail Services Disposable and “virtual” prepaid calling cards Private-label calling cards and web-based service  Global VoIP Footprint – The iBasis Network>100 countries>1,000 direct routes Minutes In Billions Revenue  In Millions 1H 1H

 
 
 
Financial Performance by Product Q2 2007

 
 
 
Q2 Highlights Record Traffic, Revenue, Gross Profit 10th Consecutive Quarter of Positive Cash Flow Strength across the board Wholesale Retail All Regions Concluded Options Related Restatement Regained compliance with NASDAQ Listing Results in-line with guidance

 
 
 
Restatement Restated financials for 2004, 2005 and Q1, Q2 2006 Recorded an additional $10.1 million non-cash stock-based compensation … … of which $9.1 million relates to 3 grants from 2000, 2001, 2002 The amount of the restatement was at the low end of the range previously provided

 
 
 
Strong Sequential Growth Q2 ’07 vs. Q1 ’07 Revenue Gross Profit ($ in millions) 7% 16% EBITDA 96%

 
 
 
Progress Over Last Year Q2 ’07 vs. Q2 ’06 Revenue Gross Profit ($ in millions) 22% 9% EBITDA 28%

 
 
 
Why Customers Partner with iBasis: Leader in International Voice Top ten international voice carrier Proven VoIP leader Broad footprint  Financially Strong Positive cash flow Debt-free  High quality products Wholesale voice trading Premium voice trading Retail prepaid  Source of large, growing volume of international traffic, including retail traffic, for termination

 
 
 
More Than 600 Customers

 
 
 
Our Network Advantage Distributed routing w/ TDM and VoIP Interconnects globally Internet Central Offices iBasis Offices Session Border Controllers Transcoding SystemsNetwork Operations Center (Hong Kong) Network Operations Center (Burlington) 1,000 + Points of Presence in>100 Countries Sales & Operational Support in 20 Countries

 
 
 
Industry Developments International wholesale voice business becoming more dependent on scale and efficiency, threatening long-term viability of smaller players and high-overhead incumbents Greater scale is essential to negotiate lower termination prices  Sector consolidation already under way Ongoing business combination of companies who want to play a key role in the market Retrenchment from international wholesale of some telecom incumbents  Migration to IP technology critical to competitive success  Growth in mobile and consumer VoIP expanding wholesale market

 
 
 
The New iBasis In June 2006 iBasis and KPN announced agreement to merge KPN Global Carrier Services into iBasis KPN to own 51% of iBasis stock iBasis pre-close stockholders to receive $113 million cash dividend Proxy filed August 24, 2007 Transaction expected to close by October 1, 2007

 
 
 
The New iBasis: Large & Profitable 1H 2007 *Unaudited combined Pro Forma iBasis with KPN Global Carrier Services

 
 
 
The New iBasis: Financially Strong June 30, 2007 *Unaudited combined Pro Forma iBasis with KPN Global Carrier Services

 
 
 
Sources of Revenue 1H 2007 *Unaudited combined Pro Forma iBasis with KPN Global Carrier Services

 
 
 
Voice Products For All Market Segments

 
 
 
Enhanced Services Mobile Matrix Data services for mobile operators SMS, MMS, IPX  Private Label Pingo Outsourced web-based prepaid service  Private Label Calling Cards Outsourced prepaid platform

 
 
 
The New iBasis Traffic Minutes In Billions 20.1 11.8 15.7

 
 
 
We Are Almost # 1! Telegeography 2007:  Calendar year 2005 traffic data; (iBasis/KPN 2006 run rate added by iBasis). Traffic Volume Carried by Selected Multinational Carriers, 2005 (Gp:) 2006 Combined Traffic 2005 MOU

 
 
 
International Traffic Projections: It’s a BIG MARKET, and Growing In billions of minutes Telegeography 2007

 
 
 
We May Be Among the Biggest, But with 7% Market Share, Plenty of Room to Grow In billions of minutes Telegeography 2007

 
 
 
If We Were a Country … 2006 Combined Traffic Top 20 Countries:  Outbound International Traffic Telegeography 2007 data for 2005 and company traffic data Carriers in most countries lack scale required for profitable international transport

 
 
 
More Than 20% To “Other” Destinations Begs For an Outsourced Solution From France Germany Italy Netherlands U.K. % to “Other” 29% 27% 33% 28% 31% U.S. Outbound Traffic % of Total

 
 
 
The New iBasis - Transaction Logic Scale One of the very largest carriers of international voice traffic Complimentary footprint Strength in the Americas combined with strength in Europe Cost synergies Expected to exceed $20 million in the medium term Strength in growing markets Mobile carriers and VoIP providers Financially strong Solid balance sheet and positive cash flow

 
 
 
The Next 10 Years International Voice Market Is Growing More Traffic Moving to Wholesale Prices Stabilizing Competitors Are Weakening The World Is Shifting to All-IP  Playing To Our Strength

 
 
 
Thank you.

 
 
 
Reconciliation of GAAP Net Income (Loss) to Adjusted EBITDA