EX-99.1 2 a04-12770_1ex99d1.htm EX-99.1

Exhibit 99.1

 

TUCOWS REPORTS CONTINUED STRONG PERFORMANCE FOR THIRD
QUARTER OF FISCAL 2004

 

– Quarter Highlighted by Record Revenue and
the Company’s Ninth Consecutive Quarter of Profitability –

 

TORONTO, CANADA, November 2, 2004 –

Summary Financial Results
Tucows Inc.
(Numbers in Thousands, Except Per Share Data)

 

 

 

3 Months Ended
September 30,
2004

 

3 Months Ended
September 30,
2003

 

9 Months Ended
September 30,
2004

 

9 Months Ended
September 30,
2003

 

Net Revenue

 

12,381

9,316

 

33,195

 

27,480

 

Income from Operations

 

614

 

13

 

1,349

 

543

 

Net Income

 

821

179

 

1,635

 

1,638

 

Net Income/Share

 

0.01

 

0.00

 

0.02

 

0.03

 

Cash Flow from Operations

 

1,127

 

576

 

3,090

 

2,086

 

 


*Includes recognition of $1.1 million of deferred revenue as current revenue as a result of a domain name reseller becoming an accredited registrar customer and that customer’s registrations being transferred from Tucows’ tag to the customer’s own tag such that Tucows was no longer accountable for those registrations.  Included in cost of revenue is $0.8 million previously deferred against these names in prepaid domain name registry fees.

 

Tucows Inc. (OTCBB: TCOW) today reported its results for the third quarter of fiscal 2004 ended September 30, 2004.

 

Key highlights for the quarter included:

                  A 33% year-over-year increase in net revenue to a record $12.4 million;

                  Income from operations of $614,000;

                  Positive cash flow from operations of $1.1 million;

                  Net income of $821,000;

                  An 18% year-over-year increase in deferred revenue to a record $32.5 million;

                  A 10% year-over-year increase in domain name transactions to 865,000; and

                  Gross margin from non-domain Internet services increased to 36% from 27% for the third quarter last year.

 

“The momentum inherent in our business continued to drive growth in both the top and bottom lines in the third quarter. I’m particularly pleased that our ongoing efforts to diversify our revenue streams are proving successful while we continue to maintain our dominant market position and ability to consistently win new business in the wholesale domain market,” said Elliot Noss, President and Chief Executive Officer, Tucows Inc.  “The fundamentals of our business remain strong as we achieved record revenue and our ninth consecutive quarter of profitability.”

 

Net revenue for the third quarter of fiscal 2004 increased 33% to $12.4 million from $9.3 million for the third quarter of fiscal 2003.  The increase was primarily the result of a higher number of domain name transactions, as well as higher revenue from services other than domain name registrations.  In addition, during the third quarter of this year, $1.1 million in deferred revenue was recognized as current revenue as the result of the change in status of a customer from a high-volume reseller to an accredited registrar customer.  Excluding this amount, third quarter revenue increased 21% on a year-over-year basis.

 



 

“We pride ourselves on having the flexibility to address the changing needs of our customers.  Our service bureau pricing model allows high-volume customers to take advantage of our services and avoid the cost and complexity of building their own system,” said Mr. Noss. “Not only does this strengthen our customer relationships, it provides significant opportunity to sell them additional Internet services.”

 

Income from operations for the third quarter was $614,000 (which included a net gain from foreign exchange forward contracts of $98,000) compared to $13,000 for the corresponding quarter last year (which included a net loss from foreign exchange forward contracts of $308,000).  Net income for the quarter was $821,000, or $0.01 per share, compared to $179,000, or $0.00 per share, for the third quarter last year.

 

Deferred revenue at the end of the third quarter of fiscal 2004 was $32.5 million, an increase of 18% from $27.5 million at the end of the third quarter of fiscal 2003 and down marginally from the end of the second quarter of this year.  The decrease in deferred revenue compared to the end of the second quarter of this year is a reflection of the aforementioned conversion of a high-volume reseller to an accredited registrar customer.

 

Cash and restricted cash at the end of the third quarter of fiscal 2004 was $13.3 million compared to $12.1 million at the end of the third quarter of fiscal 2003 and $12.3 million at the end of the second quarter of this year. The increase compared to the second quarter of fiscal 2004 is primarily the result of positive cash flow from operations for the third quarter of this year of $1.1 million.

 

Domain names registered, renewed and transferred-in for the third quarter of fiscal 2004 increased 10% to 865,000 from 785,000 for the same quarter of last year. Total active domain names under management at the end of the second quarter increased to 4.27 million.

 

Conference Call

 

Tucows will host a conference call on Tuesday, November 2, 2004, at 5:00 p.m. (ET) to discuss the company’s third quarter fiscal 2004 results. To access the conference call via the Internet go to www.tucowsinc.com, and click on “Investor Relations.”

 

For those unable to join the conference call at the scheduled time, it will be archived for replay both by telephone and via the Internet beginning approximately one hour following completion of the call. To access the archived conference call by telephone, dial 1-800-408-3053 or 416-695-5800 and enter the pass code 3108001. The telephone replay will be available until Tuesday, November 9, 2004, at midnight. To access the archived conference call via the Internet, go to www.tucowsinc.com and click on “Investor Relations.”

 

About Tucows

 

Tucows Inc. is a leading provider of wholesale Internet services and back office solutions to a global network of more than 6,000 web hosting companies, ISPs and other service providers. As the largest ICANN-accredited wholesale domain name registrar, Tucows offers a suite of complementary Internet services including domain name registration and management, digital certificates, email services and web publishing services. Tucows’ back office products, including billing, provisioning and customer care solutions, enable service providers to automate and enhance their service offerings. Tucows also distributes software and other digital content through its global network of affiliates offering more than 40,000 software titles. For more information, please visit: www.tucowsinc.com.

 

Contact:
Hilda Kelly

Investor Relations Resource

Tucows Inc.

416-538-5493
ir@tucows.com

 



 

This news release contains, in addition to historical information, forward-looking statements that involve risks and uncertainties. These forward-looking statements include statements regarding the continued growth and success of Tucows’ business, the ability to further develop and achieve commercial success for the company’s business strategy and the deployment of the company’s resources. Such statements are based on management’s current expectations and are subject to a number of uncertainties and risks that could cause actual results to differ materially from those described in the forward-looking statements. More information about potential factors that could affect Tucows is included in the Risk Factors sections of Tucows’ filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission. All forward-looking statements included in this document are based on information available to Tucows as of the date of this document, and Tucows assumes no obligation to update such forward-looking statements.

 

TUCOWS is a registered trademark of Tucows Inc. or its subsidiaries. All other trademarks and service marks are the properties of their respective owners.

 

[Financial statements to come.]

 



 

 

Tucows  Inc.
Consolidated Balance Sheets

(Dollar amounts in U.S. dollars)

 

 

 

September 30,

 

December 31,

 

 

 

2004

 

2003

 

 

 

(unaudited)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Assets

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Current assets:

 

 

 

 

 

Cash and cash equivalents

 

$

13,132,599

 

$

12,912,811

 

Restricted cash

 

212,500

 

132,500

 

Accounts receivable

 

1,021,235

 

486,289

 

Prepaid expenses and deposits

 

2,076,208

 

2,061,948

 

Prepaid domain name registry fees, current portion

 

14,965,313

 

13,204,566

 

Total current assets

 

31,407,855

 

28,798,114

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Prepaid domain name registry fees, long-term portion

 

6,302,125

 

5,136,194

 

Property and equipment

 

780,276

 

1,048,400

 

Intangible assets

 

1,301,280

 

 

Goodwill

 

964,467

 

 

 

Investments

 

353,737

 

353,737

 

Cash held in escrow

 

1,000,000

 

 

Total assets

 

$

42,109,740

 

$

35,336,445

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Liabilities and Stockholders’ Equity

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Current liabilities:

 

 

 

 

 

Accounts payable

 

$

1,344,361

 

$

1,632,294

 

Accrued liabilities

 

2,731,033

 

2,088,235

 

Customer deposits

 

2,005,901

 

2,160,601

 

Deferred revenue, current portion

 

23,085,010

 

20,715,191

 

Total current liabilities

 

29,166,305

 

26,596,321

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Deferred revenue, long-term portion

 

9,420,767

 

7,874,001

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Stockholders’ equity

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Preferred stock - no par value, 1,250,000 shares authorized; none issued and outstanding

 

 

 

Common stock - no par value, 250,000,000 shares authorized; 66,817,250 shares issued and outstanding as of September 30, 2004 and 64,626,429 shares issued and outstanding as of December 31, 2003

 

9,541,277

 

8,540,687

 

Additional paid-in capital

 

49,992,129

 

49,992,129

 

Deferred stock-based compensation

 

 

(20,593

)

Deficit

 

(56,010,738

)

(57,646,100

)

Total stockholders’ equity

 

3,522,668

 

866,123

 

Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity

 

$

42,109,740

 

$

35,336,445

 

 



 

Tucows  Inc.

Consolidated Statements of Operations

(Dollar amounts in U.S. dollars)

(unaudited)

 

 

 

Three months ended
September 30,

 

Nine months ended
September 30,

 

 

 

2004

 

2003

 

2004

 

2003

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net revenues

 

$

12,381,326

 

$

9,315,760

 

$

33,195,200

 

$

27,479,973

 

Cost of revenues

 

7,654,475

 

5,807,808

 

20,658,290

 

17,067,173

 

Gross profit

 

4,726,851

 

3,507,952

 

12,536,910

 

10,412,800

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Operating expenses:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Sales and marketing (*)

 

1,370,932

 

922,028

 

3,716,192

 

2,791,251

 

Technical operations and development

 

1,107,590

 

1,016,404

 

3,259,882

 

2,867,098

 

General and administrative (*)

 

1,388,421

 

1,266,708

 

3,295,996

 

3,044,907

 

Depreciation of property and equipment

 

187,158

 

289,424

 

817,475

 

1,166,340

 

Amortization of intangible assets

 

59,040

 

 

98,720

 

 

Total operating expenses

 

4,113,141

 

3,494,564

 

11,188,265

 

9,869,596

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Income from operations

 

613,710

 

13,388

 

1,348,645

 

543,204

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Other income:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Interest income, net

 

56,549

 

37,888

 

136,285

 

94,384

 

Gain on disposal of Liberty Registry Management Services Inc.

 

 

128,110

 

 

1,000,000

 

Total other income

 

56,549

 

165,998

 

136,285

 

1,094,384

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Income before provision for income taxes

 

670,259

 

179,386

 

1,484,930

 

1,637,588

 

Provision for (recovery of) income taxes

 

(150,432

)

 

(150,432

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net income for the period

 

$

820,691

 

$

179,386

 

$

1,635,362

 

$

1,637,588

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Basic and diluted earnings per common share

 

$

0.01

 

$

0.00

 

$

0.02

 

$

0.03

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Shares used in computing basic earnings per common share

 

66,800,369

 

64,626,429

 

65,831,258

 

64,626,429

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Shares used in computing diluted earnings per common share

 

68,477,632

 

64,726,663

 

67,728,525

 

64,677,776

 

 


(*) Stock-based compensation has been included in operating expenses as follows:

 

Sales and marketing

 

$

 

$

27,707

 

$

16,834

 

$

82,218

 

General and administrative

 

$

 

$

13,303

 

$

3,759

 

$

39,474

 

 



 

Tucows  Inc.

Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows

(Dollar amounts in U.S. dollars)

(unaudited)

 

 

 

Three months ended
September 30,

 

Nine months ended
September 30,

 

 

 

2004

 

2003

 

2004

 

2003

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cash provided by:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Operating activities:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net income for the period

 

$

820,691

 

$

179,386

 

$

1,635,362

 

$

1,637,588

 

Items not involving cash:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Depreciation of property and equipment

 

187,158

 

289,424

 

817,475

 

1,166,340

 

Amortization of intangible assets

 

59,040

 

 

98,720

 

 

(Gain) loss on change in the fair value of forward contracts

 

(97,512

)

307,758

 

(188,775

)

(576,470

)

Stock-based compensation

 

 

41,010

 

20,593

 

121,692

 

Gain on disposal of Liberty Registry Management Services Inc.

 

 

(128,110

)

 

(1,000,000

)

Change in non-cash operating working capital:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Accounts receivable

 

(382,631

)

(107,592

)

(456,915

)

(73,478

)

Prepaid expenses and deposits

 

68,578

 

414,888

 

179,193

 

411,311

 

Prepaid domain name registry fees

 

369,522

 

(803,976

)

(2,926,678

)

(2,472,612

)

Accounts payable

 

61,324

 

(90,237

)

(287,933

)

(300,808

)

Accrued liabilities

 

668,181

 

(317,806

)

445,699

 

(21,168

)

Customer deposits

 

(167,189

)

(65,056

)

(163,589

)

76,653

 

Deferred revenue

 

(460,375

)

856,702

 

3,916,585

 

3,116,892

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cash provided by operating activities

 

1,126,787

 

576,391

 

3,089,737

 

2,085,940

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Financing activities:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Proceeds received on exercise of stock options

 

81,581

 

 

726,050

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cash provided by financing activities

 

81,581

 

 

726,050

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Investing activities:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Additions to property and equipment

 

(143,239

)

(160,252

)

(496,489

)

(780,874

)

(Increase) decrease in restricted cash - being margin security against forward exchange contracts

 

148,750

 

224,888

 

(80,000

)

674,888

 

Acquisition of Boardtown Corporation, net of cash acquired

 

 

 

(2,019,510

)

 

Increase in cash held in escrow

 

 

 

(1,000,000

)

 

Proceeds on disposal of Liberty Registry Management Services Inc., net of cash disposed

 

 

128,110

 

 

1,000,000

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cash provided by (used in) investing activities

 

5,511

 

192,746

 

(3,595,999

)

894,014

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(Decrease) increase in cash and cash equivalents

 

1,213,879

 

769,137

 

219,788

 

2,979,954

 

Cash and cash equivalents, beginning of period

 

11,918,720

 

11,055,646

 

12,912,811

 

8,844,829

 

Cash and cash equivalents, end of period

 

$

13,132,599

 

$

11,824,783

 

$

13,132,599

 

$

11,824,783

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Supplemental cash flow information:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Interest paid

 

$

113

 

$

39

 

$

166

 

$

355

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Supplemental disclosure of non-cash investing and financing activities:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Common stock issued on the acquisition of Boardtown Corporation

 

$

 

$

 

$

274,540

 

$