EX-99.1 2 dex991.htm PRESS RELEASE Press Release

Exhibit 99.1

Support.com Reports First Quarter 2010 Financial Results

Revenue Grows 173% Year-over-Year and 69% Sequentially

REDWOOD CITY, CA—(Marketwire - April 29, 2010)— Support.com, Inc. (Nasdaq: SPRT), which provides services and software that help consumers and small businesses with their technology needs, today reported unaudited financial results for its first quarter ended March 31, 2010.

For the first quarter of 2010, total revenue was $9.9 million, compared to $3.6 million in the first quarter of 2009 and $5.8 million in the fourth quarter of 2009. First quarter 2010 revenue consisted of $6.7 million in services revenue and $3.1 million in software and other revenue.

On a GAAP basis, net loss from continuing operations for the first quarter of 2010 was $4.2 million, or $(0.09) per share, compared to $8.5 million, or $(0.18) per share, in the first quarter of 2009, and $3.4 million, or $(0.07) per share, in the fourth quarter of 2009.

Non-GAAP net loss from continuing operations for the first quarter of 2010 was $3.2 million, or $(0.07) per share, compared to $7.6 million, or $(0.16) per share, in the first quarter of 2009, and $3.3 million, or $(0.07) per share, in the fourth quarter of 2009.

Non-GAAP results exclude stock-based compensation expense, amortization of intangible assets, restructuring and impairment charges, acquisition expense, and the income tax impact of the disposition of business units on continuing operations. These items impacted results from continuing operations by $943,000 in the first quarter of 2010, $886,000 in the first quarter of 2009, and $132,000 in the fourth quarter of 2009. A reconciliation of GAAP to non-GAAP results is presented in the tables below.

“First quarter financial results showed outstanding progress, with both services and software posting strong growth,” said Josh Pickus, President and Chief Executive Officer. “At the same time, we expanded our capabilities significantly, increasing our Personal Technology Expert staff by more than 60%, enhancing our industry-leading Service Delivery Management System and successfully integrating our newly acquired consumer software offerings.”

Recent Highlights

 

   

Services revenue grows 89% year-over-year and 27% sequentially

 

   

New software offerings post strong results in first full quarter

 

   

Overall gross margin improves to 41%

 

   

Cash used in operations decreases to $1.3 million

 

   

Visa selects Support.com as first online tech support provider for Visa SavingsEdge program

 

   

AOL signs distribution deal for new software offerings

 

   

Industry veteran Tim Krozek joins team as Senior Vice President, Business Development


Balance Sheet Information

At March 31, 2010 cash, cash equivalents and investments, including a put option relating to auction-rate securities, were $83.4 million compared to $84.8 million at December 31, 2009.

Treatment of Continuing and Discontinued Operations

On June 23, 2009, the Company completed the sale of its Enterprise business to Consona Corporation. As a result of this transaction, all revenue and direct expenses associated with the Enterprise business have been reflected as discontinued operations in a single line on the condensed statement of operations. Results from continuing operations include all revenue and direct expenses associated with the Consumer business, as well as all Company general and administrative expense and ongoing facility expense, which were previously allocated to the Enterprise and Consumer businesses. Results from prior periods have been reclassified to conform to the current financial presentation.

Conference Call

Support.com will host a conference call discussing the Company’s first quarter 2010 results on Thursday, April 29, 2010 starting at 4:30 p.m. ET (1:30 p.m. PT). A live audio webcast and replay of the call will be available at the Investor Relations section of Support.com’s website at http://corp.support.com/webcastsevents. The live call may be accessed by dialing (877) 312-8789 and referencing passcode: 6807-2335. A replay of the call can also be accessed by dialing (800) 642-1687 and referencing passcode: 6807-2335.

About Support.com

Support.com, Inc. (NASDAQ: SPRT) provides services and software that help consumers and small businesses with their technology needs. Support.com’s North American Personal Technology Experts™ provide a quick, cost-effective and stress-free technology support experience over the internet and the phone using Support.com’s advanced technology platform. Support.com also provides consumer software for the do-it-yourself customer. Support.com, Inc. is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

Support.com is a trademark or registered trademark of Support.com, Inc. or its affiliates in the US and other countries. Other names may be trademarks of their respective owners.

For more information visit www.support.com.

Note on Forward-Looking Statements

Statements made in this document that are not historical facts are “forward-looking statements” and accordingly involve risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from those described herein. Forward-looking statements include, for example, all statements relating to projected financial performance (including without limitation statements involving projections of revenue, margin, income (loss), earning (loss) per share, cash usage, capital structure, or other financial items); the plans and objectives of management for future operations, products or services; and future performance in economic and other terms. The potential risks and uncertainties that could cause results to differ materially include, among others, our ability to retain and grow major partnerships, our ability to maintain and grow revenue, our ability to scale our workforce, our ability to control expenses and achieve profitability, and our ability to successfully integrate acquired products and services. These and other risks are detailed in Support.com’s reports filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission, including without limitation its latest Annual Report on Form 10-K and its latest quarterly report on Form 10-Q, copies of which may be obtained from www.sec.gov. Support.com does not intend to update this information to reflect future events or circumstances, and disclaims any obligation to do so except as may be required by law.


Disclosure Regarding Non-GAAP Financial Measures

Support.com has excluded stock-based compensation expense, amortization of intangible assets, restructuring and impairment charges, acquisition expense and the income tax impact of the disposition of business units on continuing operations from its GAAP results in order to determine the non-GAAP financial measure of net income (loss) per share referenced in this document. We believe that the non-GAAP measure, when viewed in addition to and not in lieu of our reported GAAP results, assists investors in understanding our results of operations.

A. Stock-based compensation. Management excludes stock-based compensation expense when evaluating its performance from period to period because such expenses do not require cash settlement and because such expenses are not used by management to assess the performance of the Company’s business. Stock-based compensation expense was $855,000 in the first quarter of 2010, compared to $769,000 in the first quarter of 2009 and $715,000 in the fourth quarter of 2009.

B. Amortization of intangible assets. The Company does not acquire businesses on a predictable cycle; therefore management excludes acquisition-related intangible asset amortization and related charges when evaluating its operating performance. The Company also excludes such charges as they represent non-cash expenses. Amortization expense was $88,000 in the first quarter of 2010, compared to $42,000 in the first quarter of 2009 and $51,000 in the fourth quarter of 2009.

C. Restructuring and impairment charges. The Company does not undertake significant restructurings on a predictable basis and, as result, excludes associated charges in order to enable better and more consistent evaluation of the Company’s operating expenses before and after such actions are taken. Restructuring and impairment expense was zero in the first quarter of 2010, compared to $75,000 in the first quarter of 2009 and zero in the fourth quarter of 2009.

D. Acquisition expense. The Company does not acquire businesses on a predictable cycle; therefore management excludes acquisition expense such as legal fees and banker or advisor fees, when evaluating ongoing operating performance. Acquisition expense was zero in the first quarter of 2010, compared to zero in the first quarter of 2009 and $542,000 in the fourth quarter of 2009.

E. Income tax impact of disposition of business units. The Company excludes the income tax impact of the disposition of business units when evaluating the performance of its continuing operations, because this tax impact is not a result of the Company’s continuing operations. The income tax benefit related to the disposal of business units was zero in the first quarter of 2010, compared to zero in the first quarter of 2009 and $1.2 million in the fourth quarter of 2009.


The Company believes that non-GAAP measures have significant limitations in that they do not reflect all of the amounts associated with the Company’s financial results as determined in accordance with GAAP and that these measures should only be used to evaluate the Company’s financial results in conjunction with the corresponding GAAP measures. In addition, the exclusion of the charges and expenses indicated above from the non-GAAP financial measures presented does not indicate an expectation by management that such charges and expenses will not be incurred in subsequent periods.

Contact Information

Investor Contact

Carolyn Bass and Daniel Wood

Market Street Partners

(415) 445-3235

sprt@marketstreetpartners.com

Media Contact

Jonathan Poretz

Double Forte for Support.com

(415) 848.8109

jporetz@double-forte.com


SUPPORT.COM, INC.

GAAP CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS

(in thousands)

 

     March 31,
2010(1)
    December 31,
2009(2)
    March 31,
2009(3)
 
     (unaudited)     (audited)     (unaudited)  

Assets

      

Current assets:

      

Cash, cash equivalents and short-term investments

   $ 79,125      $ 80,035      $ 66,686   

Accounts receivable, net

     3,315        3,190        2,140   

Auction-rate securities put option

     817        1,289        —     

Prepaid expenses and other current assets

     1,438        1,252        913   

Current assets of discontinued operations

     —          —          5,971   
                        

Total current assets

     84,695        85,766        75,710   
                        

Long-term investments

     3,422        3,444        18,216   

Auction-rate security put option-long-term

     —          —          5,037   

Property and equipment, net

     429        447        852   

Goodwill

     10,181        10,171        2,854   

Purchased technology

     288        309        —     

Intangible assets, net

     1,352        1,450        374   

Other assets

     390        372        934   

Long-term assets of discontinued operations

     —          —          11,222   
                        

Total assets

   $ 100,757      $ 101,959      $ 115,199   
                        

Liabilities and Stockholders’ Equity

      

Current Liabilities:

      

Accounts payable and accrued compensation

   $ 1,596      $ 844      $ 1,670   

Other accrued liabilities

     3,891        3,045        2,927   

Deferred revenue

     1,161        726        75   

Current liabilities of discontinued operations

     —          —          8,152   
                        

Total current liabilities

     6,648        4,615        12,824   
                        

Other long-term liabilities

     977        992        1,565   

Long-term liabilities of discontinued operations

     —          —          818   
                        

Total liabilities

     7,625        5,607        15,207   
                        

Stockholders’ equity:

      

Common stock

     5        5        5   

Additional paid-in-capital

     222,711        221,822        219,093   

Accumulated other comprehensive loss

     (1,184     (1,233     (2,045

Accumulated deficit

     (128,400     (124,242     (117,061
                        

Total stockholders’ equity

     93,132        96,352        99,992   
                        

Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity

   $ 100,757      $ 101,959      $ 115,199   
                        

 

Note 1: Amounts are subject to completion of management’s and its independent registered public accounting firm’s customary closing and review procedures.

 

 

Note 2: Derived from audited financial statements.

 

 

Note 3: Amounts are reclassified to conform to current presentation from reviewed financial statements.

 


SUPPORT.COM, INC.

GAAP CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS

(in thousands, except per share amounts)

(unaudited)

 

     Three Months Ended  
     March 31,
2010 (1)
    December 31,
2009
    March 31,
2009 (2)
 

Revenues:

      

Services

   $ 6,730      $ 5,302      $ 3,552   

Software and other

     3,129        546        62   
                        

Total revenues

     9,859        5,848        3,614   

Cost of revenue:

      

Cost of services

     5,444        4,043        4,331   

Cost of software and other

     348        59        —     
                        

Total cost of revenue

     5,792        4,102        4,331   

Gross profit (loss)

     4,067        1,746        (717
                        

Operating expenses:

      

Research and development

     1,195        1,051        1,589   

Sales and marketing

     3,821        1,952        1,815   

General and administrative

     2,435        2,249        3,141   

Amortization of intangible assets

     88        51        42   

Acquisition expenses

     —          542        —     

Restructuring and impairment charges

     —          —          75   

Stock-based compensation

     855        715        769   
                        

Total operating expenses

     8,394        6,560        7,431   
                        

Loss from operations

     (4,327     (4,814     (8,148

Interest income (expense) and other, net

     186        191        (302
                        

Loss from continuing operations, before income taxes

     (4,141     (4,623     (8,450

Income tax (benefit)

     12        (1,186     4   
                        

Loss from continuing operations, after income taxes

     (4,153     (3,437     (8,454

Income (loss) from discontinued operations, after income taxes

     (5     (216     1,058   

Net loss

   $ (4,158   $ (3,653   $ (7,396
                        

Basic and diluted earnings per share:

      

Loss from continuing operations

   $ (0.09   $ (0.07   $ (0.18

Income (loss) from discontinued operations

     (0.00     (0.01     0.02   
                        

Basic and diluted net loss per share:

   $ (0.09   $ (0.08   $ (0.16

Shares used in computing per share amounts:

      

Basic

     46,470        46,443        46,330   
                        

Diluted

     46,470        46,443        46,330   
                        

Allocation of restructuring and impairment charges:

      

Cost of service

   $ —        $ —        $ —     

Research and development

     —          —          —     

Sales and marketing

     —          —          6   

General and administrative

     —          —          69   
                        

Total restructuring and impairment charges

   $ —        $ —        $ 75   
                        

Allocation of stock-based compensation:

      

Cost of service

   $ 40      $ 34      $ 42   

Research and development

     148        135        109   

Sales and marketing

     151        61        230   

General and administrative

     516        485        388   
                        

Total stock-based compensation

   $ 855      $ 715      $ 769   
                        

 

Note 1: Amounts are subject to completion of management’s and its independent registerd public accounting firm’s customary closing and review procedures.

 

Note 2: Amounts are reclassified to conform to current presentation from reviewed financial statements.


SUPPORT.COM, INC.

RECONCILIATION OF GAAP FINANCIAL RESULTS TO NON-GAAP FINANCIAL MEASURES

(in thousands, except per share amounts)

(unaudited)

 

     Three Months Ended  
     March 31,
2010
    December 31,
2009
    March 31,
2009
 

GAAP operating expenses from continuing operations

   $ 8,394      $ 6,560      $ 7,431   

Amortization of intangible assets

     (88     (51     (42

Acquisition expenses

     —          (542     —     

Restructuring and impairment charges

     —          -        (75

Stock-based compensation

     (855     (715     (769
                        

Non-GAAP operating expenses from continuing operations

     7,451        5,252        6,545   

GAAP income taxes provision (benefit)

     12        (1,186     4   

Continuing Ops tax benefit from gain on sales of disc ops

     —          1,176        —     
                        

Non-GAAP income taxes provision (benefit)

     12        (10     4   

GAAP net loss from continuing operations

   $ (4,153   $ (3,437   $ (8,454

Amortization of intangible assets

     88        51        42   

Acquisition expenses

     —          542        —     

Restructuring and impairment charges

     —          —          75   

Stock-based compensation

     855        715        769   

Continuing Ops tax benefit from gain on sales of disc ops

     —          (1,176     —     
                        

Non-GAAP net loss from continuing operations

   $ (3,210   $ (3,305   $ (7,568
                        

Basic net loss per share from continuing operations

      

GAAP

   $ (0.09   $ (0.07   $ (0.18

Non-GAAP

   $ (0.07   $ (0.07   $ (0.16

Diluted net loss per share from continuing operations

      

GAAP

   $ (0.09   $ (0.07   $ (0.18

Non-GAAP

   $ (0.07   $ (0.07   $ (0.16

Shares used in computing per share amounts (GAAP)

      

Basic

     46,470        46,443        46,330   

Diluted

     46,470        46,443        46,330   

Shares used in computing per share amounts (Non-GAAP)

      

Basic

     46,470        46,443        46,330   

Diluted

     46,470        46,443        46,330   

 

The adjustments above reconcile the Company’s GAAP financial results to the non-GAAP financial measures used by the Company. The Company’s non-GAAP financial measures exclude stock-based compensation expense, amortization of intangible assets, restructuring and impairment charges, acquisition expense and the income tax impact of the disposition of business units on continuing operations. The Company believes that presentation of these non-GAAP items provides meaningful supplemental information to investors, when viewed in conjunction with, and not in lieu of, the Company’s GAAP results. However, the non-GAAP financial measures have not been prepared under a comprehensive set of accounting rules or principles. Non-GAAP information should not be considered in isolation from, or as a substitute for, information prepared in accordance with GAAP. Moreover, there are material limitations associated with the use of non-GAAP financial measures. See the text of this press release for more information on non-GAAP financial measures. Amounts in the first quarter of 2010 are subject to completion of management’s and its independent registered public accounting firm’s customary closing and review procedures.