EX-99.1 2 spok-4q16ex991.htm EXHIBIT 99.1 Exhibit
 
 
Exhibit 99.1
NEWS RELEASE
 
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CONTACT:
Al Galgano
 
 
 
 
952-567-0295
 
 
 
 
Al.Galgano@spok.com
 
 
 
 
Spok Reports Fourth Quarter and Full Year 2016 Operating Results;
Software Bookings Increase from Prior Quarter
Wireless Trends Continue to Improve;
Board Declares Regular Quarterly Dividend
SPRINGFIELD, Va. (March 1, 2017) - Spok Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ: SPOK), the global leader in critical communications, today announced operating results for the fourth quarter and year ended December 31, 2016. In addition, the Company’s Board of Directors declared a regular quarterly dividend of $0.125 per share, payable on March 30, 2017 to stockholders of record on March 17, 2017.
2016 Fourth Quarter Results
In the 2016 fourth quarter, consolidated revenue was $44.2 million, compared to $47.3 million in the fourth quarter of 2015 and $45.4 million in the third quarter of 2016. Software revenue totaled $17.7 million in the fourth quarter of 2016, compared to $18.6 million in the fourth quarter of 2015 and $18.4 million in the third quarter of 2016. Wireless revenue totaled $26.5 million in the fourth quarter, compared to $28.7 million in the year-earlier quarter and $27.0 million in the prior quarter.
2016 fourth quarter net income was $3.0 million, or $0.15 per share, compared to net income of $68.7 million, or $3.28 per share, in the fourth quarter of 2015. In the fourth quarter of 2015, net income included a non-cash income tax benefit of $64.2 million. The income tax benefit resulted from the reduction of the deferred income tax asset valuation allowance reflecting the Company’s fourth quarter analysis of its future operations. In accordance with applicable accounting standards that analysis determined that more of the Company’s deferred income tax assets were recoverable in

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future periods and that quarter’s income tax benefit reflects that adjustment. Excluding this benefit, fourth quarter 2015 net income would have totaled $4.6 million or $0.22 per share.
Fourth quarter EBITDA (earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation, amortization and accretion) totaled $7.9 million, or 17.8 percent of revenue, compared to $9.9 million, or 20.9 percent of revenue, in the year-earlier quarter, and $9.3 million, or 20.4 percent of revenue, in the third quarter of 2016.
2016 Full Year Results
For the full year 2016, consolidated revenue was $179.6 million, compared to $189.6 million in 2015. Wireless revenue was $109.6 million and software revenue was $70.0 million, compared to $119.0 million and $70.6 million, respectively, for 2015.
Net income for 2016 was $14.0 million, or $0.68 per share, compared to net income of $80.2 million, or $3.74 per share, for the previous year. In 2015, net income included a non-cash income tax benefit related to the reduction of the valuation allowance associated with the Company’s deferred income tax assets. In the fourth quarter the Company determined that more of the deferred income tax assets were recoverable in future periods and the 2015 income tax benefit reflects that adjustment. Excluding this income tax benefit, full year 2015 net income would have totaled $16.1 million, or $0.75 per share.
EBITDA for full year 2016 was $35.1 million, or 19.6 percent of revenue, compared to $39.1 million, or 20.6 percent of revenue, for 2015.
Key Operating Highlights
Other key results and highlights for the 2016 fourth quarter and full year included:
Software bookings in the fourth quarter increased to $20.0 million, from $18.7 million in the prior quarter. Fourth quarter bookings included $9.3 million of operations bookings and

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$10.7 million of maintenance renewals. For 2016, bookings totaled $73.9 million, compared to $74.0 million in 2015. Maintenance bookings for 2016 totaled $40.3 million.
Software backlog totaled $38.3 million at December 31, 2016, compared to $38.8 million at September 30, 2016, and $38.7 million at year-end 2015.
Of the $17.7 million in software revenue for the fourth quarter, $8.1 million was operations revenue and $9.6 million was maintenance revenue, compared to $9.6 million and $9.0 million, respectively, of the $18.6 million in software revenue for the fourth quarter of 2015.
The renewal rate for software maintenance in the fourth quarter continued to exceed 99 percent.
The quarterly rate of paging unit erosion was 1.2 percent in the fourth quarter of 2016, compared to 1.6 percent in the year-earlier quarter. The annual rate of unit erosion improved to 5.3 percent in 2016 versus 6.6 percent in the prior year. Net paging unit losses were 13,000 in the fourth quarter of 2016, versus 19,000 in the fourth quarter of 2015. Paging units in service at December 31, 2016 totaled 1,111,000, compared to 1,173,000 at the end of the prior year.
The quarterly rate of wireless revenue erosion slowed to 1.8 percent in the fourth quarter of 2016 versus 2.2 percent in the year-earlier quarter, while the annual rate of wireless revenue erosion in 2016 slowed to 7.9 percent versus 10.1 percent in 2015.
Total paging ARPU (average revenue per unit) was $7.59 in the fourth quarter of 2016, compared to $7.79 in the year-earlier quarter and $7.63 in the prior quarter. For the year, ARPU totaled $7.67, compared to $7.83 in 2015.
Consolidated operating expenses (excluding depreciation, amortization and accretion) totaled $36.3 million in the fourth quarter of 2016, compared to $37.4 million in the year-earlier quarter. For 2016, operating expenses totaled $144.4 million, compared to $150.6 million in 2015.

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Capital expenses were $1.9 million in the fourth quarter of 2016, compared to $2.0 million in the year-earlier quarter. For 2016, capital expenses totaled $6.3 million, compared to $6.4 million in 2015.
The number of full-time equivalent employees at December 31, 2016 totaled 587, compared to 600 at year-end 2015.
Capital, including commitments, to be returned to stockholders for 2016 totaled $22.0 million. This came in the form of $10.3 million from the regular quarterly dividend, $6.5 million from share repurchases and $5.2 million from the special dividend that was declared in late December and paid in January 2017.
The Company’s cash balance at December 31, 2016 grew to $125.8 million, from $111.3 million at December 31, 2015.
Management Commentary
“We are encouraged with our performance in the fourth quarter of 2016 and for the full year”, said Vincent D. Kelly, chief executive officer. “We met or exceeded our expectations on key operating measures, including revenue levels, operating expense management, cash flow and subscriber retention. We achieved these results, as we continued investing in our future, enhancing and upgrading our operating platforms and sales infrastructure. We believe that these investments in our systems and people position us well for the future. Overall, we continued to operate profitably, enhance our product offerings, and further strengthen our balance sheet. Our ability to generate healthy cash flow levels allowed us to execute against our capital allocation strategy, make key strategic investments and enhance stockholder value.”
The Company posted solid results for its wireless products and services in the fourth quarter. Gross pager placements totaled 36,000 versus 31,000 in the year-earlier quarter, while gross disconnects of 49,000 improved from 50,000 in the fourth quarter of 2015. “As a result, annual net pager losses

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declined to a near historical low of 5.3 percent from the prior year-end and were down 1.2 percent for the fourth quarter, down sharply from prior-year results,” continued Kelly. “Overall, wireless sales efforts continued to focus primarily on our core market segment of Healthcare. It comprised 79.3 percent of our direct subscriber base, and continued to be our best performing market segment with the highest rate of gross placements and lowest rate of unit disconnects.”
Commenting on software results, Kelly said: “While we continued to make key strategic investments in our business, software revenue in 2016 totaled $70 million, consistent with prior year results.” Kelly attributed 2016 performance primarily to a continuing trend of a more than 99 percent renewal rate on software maintenance contracts. Maintenance revenue is a largely recurring revenue stream that provides Spok with a more stable revenue base.
Fourth quarter 2016 software bookings of $20.0 million were up more than 7 percent from the prior quarter. For the full year, bookings totaled $73.9 million, generally unchanged from prior-year levels. “Demand remained strong in the domestic markets for upgrades and installations of call center solutions, along with healthcare applications to increase patient safety, improve nursing workflows and enhance organizational efficiencies,” said Kelly. “While domestic markets performed well, we continue to see some sluggishness internationally in both EMEA and APAC.”
Continued Kelly, “We are focused on investments to grow our software solutions, while maintaining our valuable wireless revenue stream. In 2016 we took steps to strengthen our leadership team. During the year, we enhanced our employee base by hiring Don Soucy, an industry veteran, as executive vice president of sales; Dr. Nat’e Guyton, our chief nursing officer; and Dr. Andrew Mellin, M.D., our chief medical officer. We also added 31 product development specialists and staff. We started this year by announcing a nearly 45 percent planned increase in our Eden Prairie, Minn.-based development staff over the next two years.”

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In 2016, Spok committed to return $21 million in capital to stockholders. During the year, the Company paid $10.3 million in regular quarterly dividends, repurchased 388,255 shares of common stock, totaling $6.5 million, and declared a special dividend of $5.2 million to stockholders in December, for a total of $22 million. “In 2016, we were proud to be able to exceed the commitment we made to our stockholders at the beginning of the year," continued Kelly. "In 2017, we remain focused on our comprehensive capital allocation strategy. Like our peers, Spok has several options to deploy excess cash.  We can pay dividends, buy back stock, pay down debt, acquire companies or invest back into our business.  This year we are focused on the first and last choices, dividends and key strategic investments.  We do not have any debt. And, we will remain open-minded to acquisition opportunities, that may arise, and share repurchases, as the markets permit. However, as we kick-off the year we are primarily focused on continuing our dividend policy and enhancing our research and development efforts for our solution set. We continue to believe that these investments in our solution will drive long-term sustainable organic growth for our stockholders.”
Kelly noted that in addition to the financial performance the Company was able to achieve in 2016, progress was made in several other areas, including product development, sales strategy and key strategic partnership agreements. “Spok continues to build an industry-leading reputation,” commented Kelly. “Last week, we presented the latest evolution of our suite of integrated healthcare communication and collaboration solutions, Spok Care Connect®, at the 2017 HIMSS Annual Conference & Exhibition, in Orlando. Spok generated tremendous attention and high approval ratings at the conference. We intend to carry that momentum throughout 2017 in order to stimulate long-term growth. We remain committed to our core values of putting the customer first, creating solutions that matter, innovation and accountability. Combined with our strong team, solid financial platform and industry-leading products and services, Spok is well positioned to meet the challenges of 2017 and to generate future growth.”

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Shawn E. Endsley, chief financial officer, said: “Revenue contribution from both software and wireless, combined with focused expense management, helped maintain solid operating cash flow, EBITDA and operating margins for the quarter, as we continued to invest in our business for long-term growth. We also strengthened our balance sheet, recording a cash balance of $125.8 million at December 31, 2016 and continued to operate as a debt-free company at year end.”
Business Outlook
Commenting on the Company’s previously provided financial guidance for 2016, Endsley noted: “We are pleased that 2016 results were consistent with the guidance we had provided. For the year, total revenue of $179.6 million was within our guidance range of $174 million to $192 million, operating expenses of $144.4 million were better than our guidance range of $153 million to $159 million, and capital expenses of $6.3 million were at the low-end of our guidance range of $6.0 million to $8.0 million.” With regard to financial guidance for 2017, Endsley said the Company expects total revenue to range from $161 million to $177 million, operating expenses (excluding depreciation, amortization and accretion) to range from $153 million to $159 million, and capital expenses to range from $8 million to $12 million.

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2016 Fourth-Quarter and Full-Year Call and Replay:
Spok plans to host a conference call for investors to discuss its 2016 fourth quarter and full year results at 10:00 a.m. ET on Thursday, March 2, 2017. Dial-in numbers for the call are 913-981-5507 or 888-599-4883. The pass code for the call is 9242683. A replay of the call will be available from 1:00 p.m. ET on March 2, 2017 until 1:00 p.m. ET on Thursday, March 16, 2017. To listen to the replay, please register at http://tinyurl.com/spokQ4earningsreplay. Please enter the registration information, and you will be given access to the replay.

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About Spok
Spok Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ: SPOK), headquartered in Springfield, Va., is proud to be the global leader in healthcare communications. We deliver clinical information to care teams when and where it matters most to improve patient outcomes. Top hospitals rely on the Spok Care Connect® platform to enhance workflows for clinicians, support administrative compliance, and provide a better experience for patients. Our customers send over 100 million messages each month through their Spok® solutions. When seconds count, count on Spok.

Safe Harbor Statement under the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act: Statements contained herein or in prior press releases which are not historical fact, such as statements regarding Spok’s future operating and financial performance, are forward-looking statements for purposes of the safe harbor provisions under the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. These forward-looking statements involve risks and uncertainties that may cause Spok’s actual results to be materially different from the future results expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements. Factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from those expectations include, but are not limited to, declining demand for paging products and services, continued demand for our software products and services, our ability to develop additional software solutions for our customers and manage our development as a global organization, the ability to manage operating expenses, future capital needs, competitive pricing pressures, competition from both traditional paging services and other wireless communications services, competition from other software providers, government regulation, reliance upon third-party providers for certain equipment and services, as well as other risks described from time to time in our periodic reports and other filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission. Although Spok believes the expectations reflected in the forward-looking statements are based on reasonable assumptions, it can give no assurance that its expectations will be attained. Spok disclaims any intent or obligation to update any forward-looking statements.

Tables to Follow


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SPOK HOLDINGS, INC.
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF INCOME (a)
(Unaudited and in thousands except share, per share amounts and ARPU)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
For the three months ended
 
For the twelve months ended
 
 
12/31/2016
 
12/31/2015
 
12/31/2016
 
12/31/2015
Revenue:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Wireless
 
$
26,535

 
$
28,727

 
$
109,590

 
$
119,014

Software
 
17,649

 
18,612

 
69,971

 
70,614

Total revenue
 
44,184

 
47,339

 
179,561

 
189,628

Operating expenses:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Cost of revenue
 
7,482

 
8,035

 
30,649

 
33,851

Research and development
 
3,702

 
2,608

 
13,467

 
10,280

Service, rental and maintenance
 
7,989

 
8,416

 
32,734

 
34,121

Selling and marketing
 
5,855

 
7,036

 
24,768

 
27,446

General and administrative
 
9,839

 
10,276

 
41,381

 
42,159

Severance
 
1,438

 
1,056

 
1,446

 
2,701

Depreciation, amortization and accretion
 
3,176

 
3,362

 
12,963

 
13,970

Total operating expenses
 
39,481

 
40,789

 
157,408

 
164,528

% of total revenue
 
89.4
%
 
86.2
%
 
87.7
%
 
86.8
%
Operating income
 
4,703

 
6,550

 
22,153

 
25,100

% of total revenue
 
10.6
%
 
13.8
%
 
12.3
%
 
13.2
%
Interest income
 
99

 
13

 
275

 
16

Other income
 
100

 
71

 
543

 
1,182

Income before income tax expense
 
4,902

 
6,634

 
22,971

 
26,298

Income tax benefit (expense)
 
(1,876
)
 
62,098

 
(8,992
)
 
53,948

Net income
 
$
3,026

 
$
68,732

 
$
13,979

 
$
80,246

Basic and diluted net income per common share
 
$
0.15

 
$
3.28

 
$
0.68

 
$
3.74

Basic and diluted weighted average common shares outstanding
 
20,529,958

 
20,949,484

 
20,586,066

 
21,471,041

Key statistics:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Units in service
 
1,111

 
1,173

 
1,111

 
1,173

Average revenue per unit (ARPU)
 
$
7.59

 
$
7.79

 
$
7.67

 
$
7.83

Bookings
 
$
20,025

 
$
18,511

 
$
73,854

 
$
74,024

Backlog
 
$
38,295

 
$
38,650

 
$
38,295

 
$
38,650

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
(a) Slight variations in totals are due to rounding.




SPOK HOLDINGS, INC.
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF INCOME (a)
(Unaudited and in thousands except share, per share amounts and ARPU)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
For the three months ended
 
 
12/31/2016
 
9/30/2016
 
6/30/2016
 
3/31/2016
 
12/31/2015
 
9/30/2015
 
6/30/2015
 
3/31/2015
Revenue:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Wireless
 
$
26,535

 
$
27,024

 
$
27,859

 
$
28,172

 
$
28,727

 
$
29,375

 
$
30,222

 
$
30,690

Software
 
17,649

 
18,331

 
16,776

 
17,216

 
18,612

 
16,806

 
17,747

 
17,448

Total revenue
 
44,184

 
45,355

 
44,635

 
45,388

 
47,339

 
46,181

 
47,969

 
48,138

Operating expenses:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Cost of revenue
 
7,482

 
7,639

 
7,513

 
8,017

 
8,035

 
7,871

 
9,131

 
8,813

Research and development
 
3,702

 
3,645

 
3,211

 
2,908

 
2,608

 
2,525

 
2,579

 
2,567

Service, rental and maintenance
 
7,989

 
8,253

 
8,187

 
8,305

 
8,416

 
8,590

 
8,425

 
8,690

Selling and marketing
 
5,855

 
5,955

 
6,429

 
6,529

 
7,036

 
6,572

 
6,790

 
7,048

General and administrative
 
9,839

 
10,593

 
10,439

 
10,510

 
10,276

 
10,410

 
10,472

 
11,001

Severance
 
1,438

 
12

 

 
(4
)
 
1,056

 
141

 
1,504

 

Depreciation, amortization and accretion
 
3,176

 
3,229

 
3,235

 
3,323

 
3,362

 
3,413

 
3,448

 
3,747

Total operating expenses
 
39,481

 
39,326

 
39,014

 
39,588

 
40,789

 
39,522

 
42,349

 
41,866

% of total revenue
 
89.4
%
 
86.7
%
 
87.4
%
 
87.2
%
 
86.2
%
 
85.6
%
 
88.3
%
 
87.0
%
Operating income
 
4,703

 
6,029

 
5,621

 
5,800

 
6,550

 
6,659

 
5,620

 
6,272

% of total revenue
 
10.6
%
 
13.3
%
 
12.6
%
 
12.8
%
 
13.8
%
 
14.4
%
 
11.7
%
 
13.0
%
Interest income (expense), net
 
99

 
67

 
61

 
49

 
13

 
1

 
3

 
(1
)
Other income, net
 
100

 
85

 
104

 
254

 
71

 
784

 
264

 
60

Income before income tax expense
 
4,902

 
6,181

 
5,786

 
6,103

 
6,634

 
7,444

 
5,887

 
6,331

Income tax benefit (expense)
 
(1,876
)
 
(2,123
)
 
(2,334
)
 
(2,659
)
 
62,098

 
(3,222
)
 
(2,512
)
 
(2,415
)
Net income
 
$
3,026

 
$
4,058

 
$
3,452

 
$
3,444

 
$
68,732

 
$
4,222

 
$
3,375

 
$
3,916

Basic and diluted net income per common share
 
$
0.15

 
$
0.20

 
$
0.17

 
$
0.17

 
$
3.28

 
$
0.20

 
$
0.16

 
$
0.18

Basic and diluted weighted average common shares outstanding
 
20,529,958

 
20,541,275

 
20,568,058

 
20,706,082

 
20,949,484

 
21,324,068

 
21,700,566

 
21,922,352

Key statistics:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Units in service
 
1,111

 
1,124

 
1,144

 
1,153

 
1,173

 
1,192

 
1,211

 
1,230

Average revenue per unit (ARPU)
 
$
7.59

 
$
7.63

 
$
7.71

 
$
7.77

 
$
7.79

 
$
7.82

 
$
7.86

 
$
7.91

Bookings
 
$
20,025

 
$
18,659

 
$
20,063

 
$
15,106

 
$
18,511

 
$
16,746

 
$
21,027

 
$
17,740

Backlog
 
$
38,295

 
$
38,812

 
$
39,475

 
$
36,766

 
$
38,650

 
$
41,639

 
$
43,524

 
$
40,551

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
(a) Slight variations in totals are due to rounding.




SPOK HOLDINGS, INC.
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS (a)
(In thousands)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
12/31/2016
 
12/31/2015
 
 
(Unaudited)
 
 
Assets
 
 
 
 
Current assets:
 
 
 
 
Cash and cash equivalents
 
$
125,816

 
$
111,332

Accounts receivable, net
 
23,666

 
22,638

Prepaid expenses and other
 
4,384

 
5,352

Inventory
 
1,996

 
2,291

Total current assets
 
155,862

 
141,613

Property and equipment, net
 
12,818

 
15,386

Goodwill
 
133,031

 
133,031

Other intangible assets, net
 
10,803

 
14,964

Deferred income tax assets, net
 
73,068

 
79,994

Other assets
 
2,505

 
1,445

Total assets
 
$
388,087

 
$
386,433

Liabilities and stockholders' equity
 
 
 
 
Current liabilities:
 
 
 
 
Accounts payable
 
$
1,909

 
$
2,121

Accrued compensation and benefits
 
13,268

 
9,508

Accrued dividends payable
 
5,140

 

Accrued taxes
 
4,132

 
3,465

Deferred revenue
 
29,145

 
27,045

Other current liabilities
 
2,733

 
5,017

Total current liabilities
 
56,327

 
47,156

Deferred revenue
 
752

 
741

Other long-term liabilities
 
8,921

 
8,972

Total liabilities
 
66,000

 
56,869

Commitments and contingencies
 
 
 
 
Stockholders' equity:
 
 
 
 
Preferred stock
 

 

Common stock
 
2

 
2

Additional paid-in capital
 
104,810

 
110,435

Retained earnings
 
217,275

 
219,127

Total stockholders' equity
 
322,087

 
329,564

Total liabilities and stockholders' equity
 
$
388,087

 
$
386,433

 
 
 
 
 
(a) Slight variations in totals are due to rounding.






SPOK HOLDINGS, INC.
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS (a)
(Unaudited and in thousands)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
For the twelve months ended
 
 
12/31/2016
 
12/31/2015
Cash flows from operating activities:
 
 
 
 
Net income
 
$
13,979

 
$
80,246

Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating activities:
 
 
 
 
Depreciation, amortization and accretion
 
12,963

 
13,970

Amortization of deferred financing costs
 

 

Deferred income (benefit) tax expense
 
6,926

 
(55,018
)
Stock based compensation
 
854

 
1,868

Provisions for doubtful accounts, service credits and other
 
761

 
1,290

Adjustments of non-cash transaction taxes
 
(270
)
 
(686
)
Loss/(Gain) on disposals of property and equipment
 
2

 
(793
)
Changes in assets and liabilities:
 
 
 
 
Accounts receivable
 
(1,790
)
 
1,041

Prepaid expenses, intangible assets and other assets
 
843

 
658

Accounts payable, accrued liabilities and other
 
1,083

 
(3,556
)
Deferred revenue
 
2,110

 
2,817

Net cash provided by operating activities
 
37,461

 
41,837

Cash flows from investing activities:
 
 
 
 
Purchases of property and equipment, net of proceeds from disposals of property and equipment
 
(6,254
)
 
(5,565
)
Net cash used in investing activities
 
(6,254
)
 
(5,565
)
Cash flows from financing activities:
 
 
 
 
Cash distributions to stockholders
 
(10,287
)
 
(13,976
)
Purchase of common stock (including commissions)
 
(6,436
)
 
(15,008
)
Employee stock based compensation tax withholding
 

 
(3,825
)
Net cash used in financing activities
 
(16,723
)
 
(32,809
)
Net increase in cash and cash equivalents
 
14,484

 
3,463

Cash and cash equivalents, beginning of period
 
111,332

 
107,869

Cash and cash equivalents, end of period
 
$
125,816

 
$
111,332

Supplemental disclosure:
 
 
 
 
Income taxes paid
 
$
695

 
$
1,521

 
 
 
 
 
(a) Slight variations in totals are due to rounding.




SPOK HOLDINGS, INC.
CONSOLIDATED REVENUE
SUPPLEMENTAL INFORMATION (a)
(Unaudited and in thousands)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
For the three months ended
 
 
12/31/2016
 
9/30/2016
 
6/30/2016
 
3/31/2016
 
12/31/2015
 
9/30/2015
 
6/30/2015
 
3/31/2015
Revenue
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Paging
 
$
25,441

 
$
25,944

 
$
26,564

 
$
27,101

 
$
27,637

 
$
28,196

 
$
28,782

 
$
29,491

Non-paging
 
1,094

 
1,080

 
1,295

 
1,071

 
1,090

 
1,179

 
1,440

 
1,199

Total wireless revenue
 
$
26,535

 
$
27,024

 
$
27,859

 
$
28,172

 
$
28,727

 
$
29,375

 
$
30,222

 
$
30,690

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Subscription
 
551

 
560

 
503

 
498

 
471

 
392

 
419

 
398

License
 
1,594

 
1,842

 
1,691

 
1,593

 
2,733

 
1,457

 
3,011

 
2,595

Services
 
4,500

 
5,578

 
4,202

 
4,315

 
4,610

 
4,600

 
4,609

 
5,018

Equipment
 
1,402

 
1,091

 
1,250

 
1,729

 
1,764

 
1,434

 
1,301

 
1,374

Operations revenue
 
$
8,047

 
$
9,071

 
$
7,646

 
$
8,135

 
$
9,578

 
$
7,883

 
$
9,340

 
$
9,385

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Maintenance revenue
 
$
9,602

 
$
9,260

 
$
9,130

 
$
9,081

 
$
9,034

 
$
8,923

 
$
8,407

 
$
8,063

Total software revenue
 
$
17,649

 
$
18,331

 
$
16,776

 
$
17,216

 
$
18,612

 
$
16,806

 
$
17,747

 
$
17,448

 
Total revenue
 
$
44,184

 
$
45,355

 
$
44,635

 
$
45,388

 
$
47,339

 
$
46,181

 
$
47,969

 
$
48,138

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
(a) Slight variations in totals are due to rounding.




SPOK HOLDINGS, INC.
CONSOLIDATED OPERATING EXPENSES
SUPPLEMENTAL INFORMATION (a)
(Unaudited and in thousands)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
For the three months ended
 
 
12/31/2016
 
9/30/2016
 
6/30/2016
 
3/31/2016
 
12/31/2015
 
9/30/2015
 
6/30/2015
 
3/31/2015
Cost of revenue
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Payroll and related
 
$
4,612

 
$
4,468

 
$
4,406

 
$
4,634

 
$
4,414

 
$
4,277

 
$
4,274

 
$
4,157

Cost of sales
 
2,309

 
2,480

 
2,227

 
2,673

 
2,902

 
2,549

 
3,801

 
3,620

Stock based compensation
 
(108
)
 
57

 
58

 
49

 
33

 
33

 
34

 
34

Other
 
669

 
634

 
822

 
661

 
686

 
1,012

 
1,022

 
1,002

Total cost of revenue
 
7,482

 
7,639

 
7,513

 
8,017

 
8,035

 
7,871

 
9,131

 
8,813

Research and development
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Payroll and related
 
3,198

 
2,940

 
2,478

 
2,325

 
2,025

 
1,889

 
1,936

 
1,896

Outside services
 
511

 
569

 
580

 
428

 
480

 
516

 
491

 
545

Stock based compensation
 
(82
)
 
46

 
48

 
40

 
21

 
21

 
21

 
21

Other
 
75

 
90

 
105

 
115

 
82

 
99

 
131

 
105

Total research and development
 
3,702

 
3,645

 
3,211

 
2,908

 
2,608

 
2,525

 
2,579

 
2,567

Service, rental and maintenance
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Payroll and related
 
2,689

 
2,641

 
2,647

 
2,747

 
2,790

 
2,723

 
2,619

 
2,756

Site rent
 
3,618

 
3,626

 
3,668

 
3,660

 
3,664

 
3,763

 
3,783

 
3,766

Telecommunications
 
1,088

 
1,152

 
1,117

 
1,213

 
1,269

 
1,377

 
1,271

 
1,328

Stock based compensation
 
(29
)
 
15

 
15

 
13

 
7

 
7

 
7

 
7

Other
 
623

 
819

 
740

 
672

 
686

 
720

 
745

 
833

Total service, rental and maintenance
 
7,989

 
8,253

 
8,187

 
8,305

 
8,416

 
8,590

 
8,425

 
8,690

Selling and marketing
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Payroll and related
 
3,575

 
3,502

 
3,510

 
3,666

 
3,780

 
3,664

 
3,732

 
3,916

Commissions
 
1,248

 
1,317

 
1,559

 
1,525

 
1,754

 
1,858

 
1,792

 
1,836

Stock based compensation
 
(131
)
 
75

 
75

 
48

 
(7
)
 
16

 
51

 
51

Other
 
1,163

 
1,061

 
1,285

 
1,290

 
1,509

 
1,034

 
1,215

 
1,245

Total selling and marketing
 
5,855

 
5,955

 
6,429

 
6,529

 
7,036

 
6,572

 
6,790

 
7,048

General and administrative
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Payroll and related
 
4,542

 
4,142

 
4,306

 
4,392

 
4,029

 
4,320

 
4,611

 
4,879

Stock based compensation
 
(863
)
 
507

 
534

 
488

 
316

 
316

 
548

 
329

Facility rent
 
817

 
848

 
810

 
839

 
856

 
868

 
841

 
941

Outside services
 
2,277

 
1,946

 
1,921

 
1,726

 
1,783

 
1,864

 
1,728

 
1,786

Taxes, licenses and permits
 
976

 
1,164

 
1,060

 
1,055

 
1,132

 
1,068

 
1,150

 
1,125

Other
 
2,090

 
1,986

 
1,808

 
2,010

 
2,160

 
1,974

 
1,594

 
1,941

Total general and administrative
 
9,839

 
10,593

 
10,439

 
10,510

 
10,276

 
10,410

 
10,472

 
11,001

Severance
 
1,438

 
12

 

 
(4
)
 
1,056

 
141

 
1,504

 

Depreciation, amortization and accretion
 
3,176

 
3,229

 
3,235

 
3,323

 
3,362

 
3,413

 
3,448

 
3,747

Operating expenses
 
$
39,481

 
$
39,326

 
$
39,014

 
$
39,588

 
$
40,789

 
$
39,522

 
$
42,349

 
$
41,866

Capital expenditures
 
$
1,878

 
$
1,396

 
$
1,537

 
$
1,445

 
$
2,024

 
$
1,318

 
$
1,992

 
$
1,040

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
(a) Slight variations in totals are due to rounding.




SPOK HOLDINGS, INC.
UNITS IN SERVICE ACTIVITY, MARKET SEGMENT, CHURN
AND AVERAGE REVENUE PER UNIT (ARPU) (a)
(Unaudited and in thousands)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
For the three months ended
 
 
12/31/2016
 
9/30/2016
 
6/30/2016
 
3/31/2016
 
12/31/2015
 
9/30/2015
 
6/30/2015
 
3/31/2015
Paging units in service
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Beginning units in service (000's)
 
1,124

 
1,144

 
1,153

 
1,173

 
1,192

 
1,211

 
1,230

 
1,256

Gross placements
 
36

 
34

 
39

 
28

 
31

 
36

 
40

 
29

Gross disconnects
 
(49
)
 
(54
)
 
(48
)
 
(48
)
 
(50
)
 
(55
)
 
(59
)
 
(55
)
Net change
 
(13
)
 
(20
)
 
(9
)
 
(20
)
 
(19
)
 
(19
)
 
(19
)
 
(26
)
Ending units in service
 
1,111

 
1,124

 
1,144

 
1,153

 
1,173

 
1,192

 
1,211

 
1,230

End of period units in service % of total (b)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Healthcare
 
79.3
 %
 
78.6
 %
 
78.2
 %
 
77.5
 %
 
77.0
 %
 
76.3
 %
 
75.9
 %
 
74.6
 %
Government
 
6.5
 %
 
6.7
 %
 
6.8
 %
 
6.9
 %
 
7.2
 %
 
7.2
 %
 
7.3
 %
 
7.6
 %
Large enterprise
 
6.2
 %
 
6.5
 %
 
6.6
 %
 
6.9
 %
 
6.9
 %
 
7.1
 %
 
7.3
 %
 
7.6
 %
Other(b)
 
8.0
 %
 
8.2
 %
 
8.3
 %
 
8.7
 %
 
9.0
 %
 
9.3
 %
 
9.5
 %
 
10.2
 %
Total
 
100.0
 %
 
100.0
 %
 
100.0
 %
 
100.0
 %
 
100.0
 %
 
100.0
 %
 
100.0
 %
 
100.0
 %
Account size ending units in service (000's)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
1 to 100 units
 
106

 
110

 
114

 
118

 
123

 
128

 
134

 
139

101 to 1,000 units
 
217

 
222

 
228

 
238

 
243

 
250

 
256

 
266

>1,000 units
 
788

 
792

 
802

 
797

 
807

 
814

 
821

 
825

Total
 
1,111

 
1,124

 
1,144

 
1,153

 
1,173

 
1,192

 
1,211

 
1,230

Account size net loss rate(c)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
1 to 100 units
 
(3.9
)%
 
(3.5
)%
 
(4.0
)%
 
(4.3
)%
 
(3.9
)%
 
(4.4
)%
 
(3.4
)%
 
(4.3
)%
101 to 1,000 units
 
(2.3
)%
 
(2.6
)%
 
(4.0
)%
 
(2.0
)%
 
(2.9
)%
 
(2.4
)%
 
(3.8
)%
 
(3.8
)%
>1,000 units
 
(0.5
)%
 
(1.2
)%
 
0.6
 %
 
(1.2
)%
 
(0.9
)%
 
(0.8
)%
 
(0.6
)%
 
(1.1
)%
Total
 
(1.2
)%
 
(1.7
)%
 
(0.8
)%
 
(1.7
)%
 
(1.6
)%
 
(1.5
)%
 
(1.6
)%
 
(2.1
)%
Account size ARPU
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
1 to 100 units
 
$
12.25

 
$
12.34

 
$
12.48

 
$
12.57

 
$
12.52

 
$
12.49

 
$
12.57

 
$
12.58

101 to 1,000 units
 
8.63

 
8.64

 
8.65

 
8.70

 
8.65

 
8.69

 
8.72

 
8.74

>1,000 units
 
6.67

 
6.68

 
6.75

 
6.77

 
6.79

 
6.80

 
6.81

 
6.84

Total
 
$
7.59

 
$
7.63

 
$
7.71

 
$
7.77

 
$
7.79

 
$
7.82

 
$
7.86

 
$
7.91

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
(a) Slight variations in totals are due to rounding.
(b) Other includes hospitality, resort and indirect units
(c) Net loss rate is net current period placements and disconnected units in service divided by prior period ending units in service.
 
 




SPOK HOLDINGS, INC.
RECONCILIATION FROM NET INCOME TO EBITDA (a)
(Unaudited and in thousands)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
For the three months ended
 
 
12/31/2016
 
9/30/2016
 
6/30/2016
 
3/31/2016
 
12/31/2015
 
9/30/2015
 
6/30/2015
 
3/31/2015
Reconciliation of net income to EBITDA (b) (c):
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Net income
 
$
3,026

 
$
4,058

 
$
3,452

 
$
3,444

 
$
68,732

 
$
4,222

 
$
3,375

 
$
3,916

Plus (less): Income tax expense (benefit)
 
1,876

 
2,123

 
2,334

 
2,659

 
(62,098
)
 
3,222

 
2,512

 
2,415

Less: Other income
 
(100
)
 
(85
)
 
(104
)
 
(254
)
 
(71
)
 
(784
)
 
(264
)
 
(60
)
Plus (less): Interest expense (income)
 
(99
)
 
(67
)
 
(61
)
 
(49
)
 
(13
)
 
(1
)
 
(3
)
 
1

Operating income
 
4,703

 
6,029

 
5,621

 
5,800

 
6,550

 
6,659

 
5,620

 
6,272

Plus: depreciation, amortization and accretion
 
3,176

 
3,229

 
3,235

 
3,323

 
3,362

 
3,413

 
3,448

 
3,747

EBITDA
 
$
7,879

 
$
9,258

 
$
8,856

 
$
9,123

 
$
9,912

 
$
10,072

 
$
9,068

 
$
10,019

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
For the twelve months ended
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
12/31/2016
 
12/31/2015
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Reconciliation of net income to EBITDA (b) (c):
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Net income
 
$
13,979

 
$
80,246

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Plus (less): Income tax expense (benefit)
 
8,992

 
(53,948
)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Less: Other income
 
(543
)
 
(1,182
)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Less: Interest income
 
(275
)
 
(16
)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Operating income
 
22,153

 
25,100

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Plus: depreciation, amortization and accretion
 
12,963

 
13,970

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
EBITDA
 
$
35,116

 
$
39,070

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
(a) Slight variations in totals are due to rounding.
(b) EBITDA or earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation, amortization and accretion is a non-GAAP measure and is presented for analytical purposes only.
(c) EBITDA is the starting point for calculation of operating cash flow for purposes of the Company’s short term and long term incentive plans. Management and the Board of Directors also rely on EBITDA for purposes of determining the Company’s capital allocation policies.




SPOK HOLDINGS, INC.
2017 FINANCIAL GUIDANCE
(Unaudited and in millions)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Guidance Range
 
 
 
From
 
To
Revenues
 
 
 
 
 
 
Wireless
 
95

 
103

 
Software
 
66

 
74

 
 
 
161

 
177

 
 
 
 
 
 
Operating Expenses (a)
 
 
153

 
159

 
 
 
 
 
 
Capital Expenses
 
 
8

 
12

 
 
 
 
 
 
(a) Operating expenses exclude depreciation, amortization and accretion.