-----BEGIN PRIVACY-ENHANCED MESSAGE----- Proc-Type: 2001,MIC-CLEAR Originator-Name: webmaster@www.sec.gov Originator-Key-Asymmetric: MFgwCgYEVQgBAQICAf8DSgAwRwJAW2sNKK9AVtBzYZmr6aGjlWyK3XmZv3dTINen TWSM7vrzLADbmYQaionwg5sDW3P6oaM5D3tdezXMm7z1T+B+twIDAQAB MIC-Info: RSA-MD5,RSA, BUeZyZ06vdA7HL4nRoGaAXFEtKUC0QqnWLJm6uCbBCf2DW6PLdXH4cjEmqz5nu8m wQ5UJRig5Je3zUYT7tm3gQ== 0001104659-09-049926.txt : 20090814 0001104659-09-049926.hdr.sgml : 20090814 20090814162929 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0001104659-09-049926 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: 8-K PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 3 CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT: 20090812 ITEM INFORMATION: Results of Operations and Financial Condition ITEM INFORMATION: Financial Statements and Exhibits FILED AS OF DATE: 20090814 DATE AS OF CHANGE: 20090814 FILER: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: TUCOWS INC /PA/ CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0000909494 STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION: SERVICES-COMPUTER PROCESSING & DATA PREPARATION [7374] IRS NUMBER: 232707366 STATE OF INCORPORATION: PA FISCAL YEAR END: 1231 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: 8-K SEC ACT: 1934 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 001-32600 FILM NUMBER: 091016282 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 96 MOWAT AVENUE CITY: TORONTO STATE: A6 ZIP: M6K 3M1 BUSINESS PHONE: 4165350123 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: 96 MOWAT AVENUE CITY: TORONTO STATE: A6 ZIP: M6K 3M1 FORMER COMPANY: FORMER CONFORMED NAME: INFONAUTICS INC DATE OF NAME CHANGE: 19960426 FORMER COMPANY: FORMER CONFORMED NAME: INFONAUTICS CORP DATE OF NAME CHANGE: 19960315 8-K 1 a09-23225_18k.htm 8-K

 

 

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

WASHINGTON, D.C.  20549

 


 

FORM 8-K

 

CURRENT REPORT

PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE

SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

 

Date of report (Date of earliest event reported):  August 12, 2009

 

TUCOWS INC.

(Exact Name of Registrant Specified in Charter)

 

Pennsylvania

 

0-28284

 

23-2707366

(State or Other

 

(Commission File

 

(IRS Employer

Jurisdiction of

 

Number)

 

Identification No.)

Incorporation)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

96 Mowat Avenue, Toronto, Ontario, Canada

 

M6K 3M1

(Address of Principal Executive Offices)

 

(Zip Code)

 

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (416) 535-0123

 

Not Applicable

(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)

 

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:

 

o            Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)

 

o            Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)

 

o            Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))

 

o            Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))

 

 

 



 

Item 2.02.  Results of Operations and Financial Condition.

 

On August 12, 2009, Tucows Inc., a Pennsylvania corporation (the “Company”), issued a press release reporting its financial results for its second quarter ended June 30, 2009.  A copy of such press release is filed herewith as Exhibit 99.1.

 

On August 13, 2009, the Company issued a corrective press release amending its release issued August 12, 2009, with respect to certain line items on its Consolidated Statements of Operations and Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows.  A copy of such corrective press release is filed herewith as Exhibit 99.2.

 

The information in this report and the exhibit is furnished to, and not filed with, the Securities and Exchange Commission and shall not be incorporated by reference into any registration statement filed by the Company under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, unless specifically identified therein as being incorporated therein by reference.

 

 

Item 9.01.  Financial Statements and Exhibits.

 

(a)           Not Applicable.

 

(b)           Not Applicable.

 

(c)           Not Applicable.

 

(d)           Exhibits.

 

Exhibit Number

 

Exhibit

99.1

 

Press Release of Tucows Inc., dated August 12, 2009, reporting financial results for the second quarter ended June 30, 2009.

 

 

 

99.2

 

Corrective Press Release of Tucows Inc., dated August 13, 2009, reporting financial results for the second quarter ended June 30, 2009.

 

2



 

SIGNATURES

 

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

 

 

 

TUCOWS INC.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

By:

/s/ Michael Cooperman

 

 

Michael Cooperman

 

 

Chief Financial Officer

 

Dated: August 14, 2009

 

3



 

EXHIBIT INDEX

 

Exhibit Number

 

Exhibit

99.1

 

Press Release of Tucows Inc., dated August 12, 2009, reporting financial results for the second quarter ended June 30, 2009.

 

 

 

99.2

 

Corrective Press Release of Tucows Inc., dated August 13, 2009, reporting financial results for the second quarter ended June 30, 2009.

 

4


EX-99.1 2 a09-23225_1ex99d1.htm EX-99.1

Exhibit 99.1

 

Tucows Inc. reports financial results for the second quarter of 2009

 

TORONTO, Aug. 12 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ - Tucows Inc., (NYSE AMEX:TCX, TSX:TC) a global provider of domain names, email and other Internet services, today reported its financial results for the second quarter of 2009 ended June 30, 2009. All figures are in U.S. dollars.

 

“We’re pleased that the strong performance of our OpenSRS wholesale business has contributed to another quarter of solid financial results amidst generally weak economic conditions,” said Elliot Noss, President and CEO of Tucows. “Even as our industry started to show signs of the economic downturn for the first time, our strong competitive position allowed us to achieve year-over-year growth in domain registrations during the quarter. Our other services are also performing within plan, positioning us well for the remainder of the year.”

 

Summary Financial Results

(Numbers in Thousands of US Dollars, Except Per Share Data)

 

 

 

3 Months Ended
Jun. 30, 2009

 

3 Months Ended
Jun. 30, 2008

 

6 Months Ended
Jun. 30, 2009

 

6 Months Ended
Jun. 30, 2008

 

 

 

(unaudited)

 

(unaudited)

 

(unaudited)

 

(unaudited)

 

Net Revenue

 

$

20,022

 

$

20,450

 

$

40,114

 

$

39,162

 

Net Income

 

4,480

 

2,209

 

5,444

 

1,127

 

Net Income/Share

 

0.07

 

0.03

 

0.08

 

0.02

 

Cash Flow from Operations

 

2,591

 

2,580

 

3,504

 

2,697

 

 

Summary of Revenue and Cost of Revenue before Network Costs

(Numbers in Thousands of US Dollars)

 

 

 

Revenue

 

Cost of Revenue

 

 

 

3 Months Ended
Jun. 30, 2009

 

3 Months Ended
Jun. 30, 2008

 

6 Months Ended
Jun. 30, 2009

 

6 Months Ended
Jun. 30, 2008

 

 

 

(unaudited)

 

(unaudited)

 

(unaudited)

 

(unaudited)

 

OpenSRS:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Domain Services (Traditional Domain Registration)

 

$

14,737

 

$

13,269

 

$

11,944

 

$

10,505

 

Email Services

 

874

 

1,551

 

153

 

(24

)

Other Services

 

1,092

 

1,137

 

411

 

415

 

Total OpenSRS Services

 

16,703

 

15,957

 

12,508

 

10,896

 

YummyNames (Domain Portfolio Services)

 

1,456

 

1,873

 

251

 

181

 

Hover (Retail Services)

 

1,259

 

2,046

 

475

 

577

 

Butterscotch (Content Services)

 

604

 

574

 

1

 

6

 

Total

 

$

20,022

 

$

20,450

 

$

13,235

 

$

11,660

 

 



 

Net revenue for the second quarter of 2009 was $20.0 million compared with $20.5 million for the second quarter of 2008. Net income for the second quarter of 2009 was $4.5 million, or $0.07 per share, compared with $2.2 million, or $0.03 per share, for the second quarter of 2008. Net income for the second quarter of 2009 benefitted from other income of $2.0 million related to the sale of the Company’s equity stake in Afilias and $0.6 million related to patents that the Company assigned to a third party that continues to commercialize them, while net income for the second quarter of 2008 benefited from other income of $1.5 million related to the sale of the Company’s retail hosting assets. Net income for the second quarter of 2009 also benefited from a gain on foreign exchange of $1.6 million (inclusive of a mark to market gain of $1.9 million) compared to a gain on foreign exchange of $0.2 million (inclusive of a mark to market gain of $0.2 million) for the second quarter of 2008. The benefits for the second quarter in 2009 were partially offset by a provision for current income taxes of $0.8 million, before recognizing a refundable research and development tax credit in Canada of $0.2 million.

 

Deferred revenue at the end the second quarter of fiscal 2009 was $56.9 million, an increase of 4.6% from $54.4 million at the end of the second quarter of fiscal 2008 and a slight increase from $56.7 million at the end of the first quarter of fiscal 2009.

 

Cash and cash equivalents at the end of the second quarter of fiscal 2009 was $7.4 million compared with $2.9 million at the end of the second quarter of fiscal 2008 and $4.0 million at the end of the first quarter of fiscal 2009. This increase in cash compared with the first quarter of 2009 is primarily the result of the generation of cash flow from operations of $2.6 million and the receipt of an additional $2.1 million payment from the sale of the Company’s equity stake in Afilias last year, which were partially offset by the repayment of $1.2 million of the Company’s bank loan.

 

Conference Call

 

Tucows will host a conference call tomorrow, Thursday, August 13, 2009 at 5:00 p.m. ET to discuss the Company’s second quarter fiscal 2009 results. To access the conference call via the Internet, go to http://tucowsinc.com/investors.

 

For those unable to participate in 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 416-640-1917 or 1-877-289-8525 and enter the pass code 21311901 followed by the pound key. The telephone replay will be available until Thursday, August 20, 2009 at midnight. To access the archived conference call as an MP3 via the Internet, go to http://tucowsinc.com/investors.

 

About Tucows

 

Tucows is a global Internet services company. OpenSRS manages over 8 million domain names and millions of email boxes through a reseller network of over 9,000 web hosts and ISPs. Hover is the easiest way for individuals and small businesses to manage their domain names and email addresses. YummyNames owns premium domain names that generate revenue through advertising or resale.

 



 

Butterscotch.com is an online video network building on the foundation of Tucows.com. More information can be found at http://tucowsinc.com.

 

This news release contains, in addition to historical information, forward-looking statements related to such matters as our business, including statements regarding the expected expiration date, the number of shares to be purchased and the purchase price per share. Such statements are based on management’s current expectations and are subject to a number of uncertainties and risks, which could cause actual results to differ materially from those described in the forward-looking statements. Information about potential factors that could affect Tucows’ business, results of operations and financial condition 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.

 

Tucows Inc.

Consolidated Balance Sheets

(Dollar amounts in U.S. dollars)

 

 

 

June 30

 

December 31,

 

 

 

2009

 

2008

 

 

 

(unaudited)

 

(unaudited)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Assets

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Current assets:

 

 

 

 

 

Cash and cash equivalents

 

$

7,423,056

 

$

5,427,467

 

Accounts receivable

 

3,464,428

 

3,200,362

 

Prepaid expenses and deposits

 

3,163,266

 

2,274,043

 

Derivative instrument assets

 

49,245

 

 

Prepaid domain name registry and ancillary services fees, current portion

 

31,494,579

 

29,212,610

 

Deferred tax asset, current portion

 

590,000

 

590,000

 

Total current assets

 

46,184,574

 

40,704,482

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Prepaid domain name registry and ancillary services fees, long-term portion

 

12,195,903

 

11,855,971

 

Property and equipment

 

2,354,702

 

3,072,958

 

Deferred financing charges

 

58,400

 

78,500

 

Deferred tax asset, long-term portion

 

2,410,000

 

2,410,000

 

Intangible assets

 

19,431,471

 

20,206,996

 

Goodwill

 

17,990,807

 

17,990,807

 

Investment

 

100,000

 

200,000

 

Total assets

 

$

100,725,857

 

$

96,519,714

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Liabilities and Stockholders’ Equity

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Current liabilities:

 

 

 

 

 

Accounts payable

 

$

2,257,992

 

$

1,633,830

 

Accrued liabilities

 

2,003,789

 

2,000,146

 

Customer deposits

 

3,171,708

 

3,319,241

 

Derivative instrument liabilities

 

 

1,974,919

 

Loan payable, current portion

 

3,114,242

 

2,624,242

 

Deferred revenue, current portion

 

40,508,091

 

37,985,821

 

Accreditation fees payable, current portion

 

553,447

 

510,548

 

Income taxes payable

 

835,398

 

 

Total current liabilities

 

52,444,667

 

50,048,747

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Deferred revenue, long-term portion

 

16,392,525

 

16,201,804

 

Accreditation fees payable, long-term portion

 

188,780

 

187,374

 

Loan payable, long-term portion

 

1,063,004

 

3,235,125

 

Deferred tax liability, long-term portion

 

5,396,000

 

5,396,000

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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; 68,969,320 shares issued and outstanding at June 30, 2009 and 73,073,782 shares issued and outstanding at December 31, 2008

 

14,408,078

 

15,198,358

 

Additional paid-in capital

 

47,851,137

 

48,714,676

 

Deficit

 

(37,018,334

)

(42,462,370

)

Total stockholders’ equity

 

25,240,881

 

21,450,664

 

Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity

 

$

100,725,857

 

$

96,519,714

 

 



 

Tucows  Inc.

Consolidated Statements of Operations

(Dollar amounts in U.S. dollars)

 

 

 

Three months ended June 30,

 

Six months ended June 30,

 

 

 

2009

 

2008

 

2009

 

2008

 

 

 

(unaudited)

 

(unaudited)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net revenues

 

$

 20,022,119

 

$

 20,450,329

 

$

 40,113,543

 

$

 39,161,536

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cost of revenues:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cost of revenues (*)

 

14,386,048

 

13,663,097

 

28,171,446

 

26,813,029

 

Depreciation of property and equipment

 

488,680

 

816,260

 

941,389

 

1,642,097

 

Amortization of intangible assets

 

29,199

 

31,941

 

58,398

 

105,398

 

Total cost of revenues

 

14,903,927

 

14,511,298

 

29,171,233

 

28,560,524

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Gross profit

 

5,118,192

 

5,939,031

 

10,942,310

 

10,601,012

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Expenses:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Sales and marketing (*)

 

1,339,167

 

1,730,736

 

2,692,343

 

3,426,868

 

Technical operations and development (*)

 

1,175,355

 

1,573,741

 

2,279,494

 

3,139,595

 

General and administrative (*)

 

1,592,325

 

1,551,858

 

3,462,221

 

3,091,290

 

Depreciation of property and equipment

 

79,227

 

58,861

 

165,632

 

119,931

 

Amortization of intangible assets

 

360,540

 

376,954

 

721,080

 

762,115

 

(Gain) / loss in fair value of forward exchange contracts

 

(1,938,821

)

(225,640

)

(2,024,164

)

29,793

 

Total expenses

 

2,607,793

 

5,066,510

 

7,296,606

 

10,569,592

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Income from operations

 

2,510,399

 

872,521

 

3,645,704

 

31,420

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Other income (expenses):

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Interest income (expense), net

 

(62,334

)

(166,421

)

(125,796

)

(90,946

)

Other income

 

2,613,204

 

1,532,765

 

2,613,204

 

88,431

 

Total other income (expenses)

 

2,550,870

 

1,366,344

 

2,487,408

 

(2,515

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Income before provision for income taxes

 

5,061,269

 

2,238,865

 

6,133,112

 

28,905

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Income tax expense

 

581,651

 

30,000

 

689,076

 

61,134

 

Net income for the period

 

$

4,479,618

 

$

2,208,865

 

$

5,444,036

 

$

(32,229

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Basic earnings per common share

 

$

 0.08

 

$

 0.03

 

$

 0.08

 

$

(0.00

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Shares used in computing basic earnings per common share

 

68,923,313

 

73,899,695

 

70,778,950

 

73,894,119

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Diluted earnings per common share

 

$

 0.07

 

$

 0.03

 

$

 0.08

 

$

(0.00

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Shares used in computing diluted earnings per common share

 

69,092,946

 

75,348,108

 

70,785,712

 

75,439,926

 

 


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

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cost of revenues

 

$

 3,367

 

$

 4,800

 

$

 8,367

 

$

 9,100

 

Sales and marketing

 

$

 15,057

 

$

 13,000

 

$

 29,957

 

$

1,300

 

Technical operations and development

 

$

 11,121

 

$

 8,000

 

$

 21,721

 

$

 28,700

 

General and administrative

 

$

 53,193

 

$

 47,200

 

$

 71,893

 

$

 76,100

 

 



 

Tucows Inc.

Consolidated Statements of Operations

(Dollar amounts in U.S. dollars)

 

 

 

Three months ended June 30,

 

Six months ended June 30,

 

 

 

2009

 

2008

 

2009

 

2008

 

 

 

(unaudited)

 

(unaudited)

 

Cash provided by (used in):

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Operating activities:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net income for the period

 

$

 4,479,618

 

$

 2,208,865

 

$

 5,444,036

 

$

(32,229

)

Items not involving cash:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Depreciation of property and equipment

 

567,907

 

875,121

 

1,107,021

 

1,762,028

 

Amortization of deferred financing charges

 

9,700

 

12,700

 

20,100

 

26,200

 

Amortization of intangible assets

 

389,739

 

408,895

 

779,478

 

867,513

 

Gain on disposal of investment in Afilias

 

(2,010,395

)

 

(2,010,395

)

 

Gain on sale of customer relationships

 

 

(1,121,065

)

 

(1,121,065

)

Disposal of domain names

 

974

 

 

1,947

 

 

Unrealized (gain)/loss in the fair value of forward contracts

 

(1,938,821

)

(225,640

)

(2,024,164

)

29,793

 

Stock-based compensation

 

82,738

 

73,000

 

131,938

 

145,200

 

Change in non-cash operating working capital:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Accounts receivable

 

252,927

 

350,043

 

(264,066

)

283,923

 

Prepaid expenses and deposits

 

(310,655

)

(244,926

)

(889,223

)

(105,237

)

Prepaid fees for domain name registry and ancillary services fees

 

(496,502

)

(1,176,196

)

(2,621,901

)

(3,706,797

)

Accounts payable

 

561,228

 

682,896

 

380,407

 

249,069

 

Accrued liabilities

 

(125,130

)

(159,226

)

3,643

 

(691,064

)

Customer deposits

 

161,969

 

119,589

 

(147,533

)

18,999

 

Deferred revenue

 

249,615

 

798,720

 

2,712,991

 

3,777,654

 

Accreditation fees payable

 

(34,302

)

(22,696

)

44,305

 

34,120

 

Income taxes payable

 

750,216

 

 

835,398

 

 

Net cash provided by operating activities

 

2,590,826

 

2,580,080

 

3,503,982

 

1,538,107

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Financing activities:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Proceeds received on exercise of stock options

 

25,422

 

9,450

 

25,422

 

9,450

 

Repurchase of common stock

 

 

 

(1,811,179

)

 

Repayment of loan payable

 

(1,203,560

)

(7,478,560

)

(1,682,121

)

(7,957,120

)

Net cash used in financing activities

 

(1,178,138

)

(7,469,110

)

(3,467,878

)

(7,947,670

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Investing activities:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cost of domain names acquired

 

 

(2,524

)

(5,900

)

(8,944

)

Additions to property and equipment

 

(102,770

)

(1,084,209

)

(145,010

)

(1,295,740

)

Sale of customer relationships

 

 

1,421,730

 

 

1,421,730

 

Proceeds on disposal of investment in Afilias

 

2,110,395

 

 

2,110,395

 

 

Decrease in cash held in escrow

 

 

(5,366

)

 

(12,765

)

Net cash provided by investing activities

 

2,007,625

 

329,631

 

1,959,485

 

104,281

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents

 

3,420,313

 

(4,559,399

)

1,995,589

 

(6,305,282

)

Cash and cash equivalents, beginning of period

 

4,002,743

 

7,506,468

 

5,427,467

 

8,093,476

 

Cash and cash equivalents, end of period

 

$

 7,423,056

 

$

 2,947,069

 

$

 7,423,056

 

$

1,788,194

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Supplemental cash flow information:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Interest paid

 

$

 62,508

 

$

 192,900

 

$

 128,029

 

$

 452,237

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Supplementary disclosure of non-cash investing activity:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Property and equipment acquired during the period not yet paid for

 

$

 250,734

 

$

 663,767

 

$

 250,734

 

$

 663,767

 

 


EX-99.2 3 a09-23225_1ex99d2.htm EX-99.2

Exhibit 99.2

 

/CORRECTIVE RELEASE issued by Tucows Inc./

 

It has come to the attention of Tucows Inc., that in its press release c4838 transmitted at 4:00 p.m. eastern on August 12, 2009, in the Consolidated Statements of Operations, interest income expense — net and other income for the 6-month period ended June 30, 2008 were incorrectly stated.  As a result, certain other line items for the same period in the Consolidated Statements of Operations and the Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows were incorrectly stated.  Also, in the Consolidated Statements of Operations, stock-based compensation — sales and marketing for the 6-month period ended June 30, 2008 was incorrectly stated.  Corrected press release follows:

 

TUCOWS INC. REPORTS FINANCIAL RESULTS FOR

THE SECOND QUARTER OF 2009

 

TORONTO, August 12, 2009 — Tucows Inc., (NYSE AMEX:TCX, TSX:TC) a global provider of domain names, email and other Internet services, today reported its financial results for the second quarter of 2009 ended June 30, 2009. All figures are in U.S. dollars.

 

“We’re pleased that the strong performance of our OpenSRS wholesale business has contributed to another quarter of solid financial results amidst generally weak economic conditions,” said Elliot Noss, President and CEO of Tucows. “Even as our industry started to show signs of the economic downturn for the first time, our strong competitive position allowed us to achieve year-over-year growth in domain registrations during the quarter.  Our other services are also performing within plan, positioning us well for the remainder of the year.”

 

Summary Financial Results

(Numbers in Thousands of US Dollars, Except Per Share Data)

 

 

 

3 Months Ended
Jun. 30, 2009
(unaudited)

 

3 Months Ended
Jun. 30, 2008
(unaudited)

 

6 Months Ended
Jun. 30, 2009
(unaudited)

 

6 Months Ended
Jun. 30, 2008
(unaudited)

 

Net Revenue

 

$

20,022

 

$

20,450

 

$

40,114

 

$

39,162

 

Net Income

 

4,480

 

2,209

 

5,444

 

1,127

 

Net Income/Share

 

0.07

 

0.03

 

0.08

 

0.02

 

Cash Flow from Operations

 

2,591

 

2,580

 

3,504

 

2,697

 

 

Summary of Revenue and Cost of Revenue before Network Costs

(Numbers in Thousands of US Dollars)

 

 

 

Revenue

 

Cost of Revenue

 

 

 

3 Months Ended
Jun. 30, 2009
(unaudited)

 

3 Months Ended
Jun. 30, 2008
(unaudited)

 

3 Months Ended
Jun. 30, 2009
(unaudited)

 

3 Months Ended
Jun. 30, 2008
(unaudited)

 

OpenSRS:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Domain Services (Traditional Domain Registration)

 

$

14,737

 

$

13,269

 

$

11,944

 

$

10,505

 

Email Services

 

874

 

1,551

 

153

 

(24

)

Other Services

 

1,092

 

1,137

 

411

 

415

 

Total OpenSRS Services

 

16,703

 

15,957

 

12,508

 

10,896

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

YummyNames (Domain Portfolio Services)

 

1,456

 

1,873

 

251

 

181

 

Hover (Retail Services)

 

1,259

 

2,046

 

475

 

577

 

Butterscotch (Content Services)

 

604

 

574

 

1

 

6

 

Total

 

$

20,022

 

$

20,450

 

$

13,235

 

$

11,660

 

 



 

Net revenue for the second quarter of 2009 was $20.0 million compared with $20.5 million for the second quarter of 2008.Net income for the second quarter of 2009 was $4.5 million, or $0.07 per share, compared with $2.2 million, or $0.03 per share, for the second quarter of 2008. Net income for the second quarter of 2009 benefitted from other income of $2.0 million related to the sale of the Company’s equity stake in Afilias and $0.6 million related to patents that the Company assigned to a third party that continues to commercialize them, while net income for the second quarter of 2008 benefited from other income of $1.5 million related to the sale of the Company’s retail hosting assets.  Net income for the second quarter of 2009 also benefited from a gain on foreign exchange of $1.6 million (inclusive of a mark to market gain of $1.9 million) compared to a gain on foreign exchange of $0.2 million (inclusive of a mark to market gain of $0.2 million) for the second quarter of 2008.  The benefits for the second quarter in 2009 were partially offset by a provision for current income taxes of $0.8 million, before recognizing a refundable research and development tax credit in Canada of $0.2 million.

 

Deferred revenue at the end the second quarter of fiscal 2009 was $56.9 million, an increase of 4.6% from $54.4 million at the end of the second quarter of fiscal 2008 and a slight increase from $56.7 million at the end of the first quarter of fiscal 2009.

 

Cash and cash equivalents at the end of the second quarter of fiscal 2009 was $7.4 million compared with $2.9 million at the end of the second quarter of fiscal 2008 and $4.0 million at the end of the first quarter of fiscal 2009. This increase in cash compared with the first quarter of 2009 is primarily the result of the generation of cash flow from operations of $2.6 million and the receipt of an additional $2.1 million payment from the sale of the Company’s equity stake in Afilias last year, which were partially offset by the repayment of $1.2 million of the Company’s bank loan.

 

Conference Call

 

Tucows will host a conference call tomorrow, Thursday, August 13, 2009 at 5:00 p.m. ET to discuss the Company’s second quarter fiscal 2009 results. To access the conference call via the Internet, go to http://tucowsinc.com/investors.

 

For those unable to participate in 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 416-640-1917 or 1-877-289-8525 and enter the pass code 21311901 followed by the pound key. The telephone replay will be available until Thursday, August 

 



 

20, 2009 at midnight. To access the archived conference call as an MP3 via the Internet, go to http://tucowsinc.com/investors.

 

About Tucows

 

Tucows is a global Internet services company. OpenSRS manages over 8 million domain names and millions of email boxes through a reseller network of over 9,000 web hosts and ISPs. Hover is the easiest way for individuals and small businesses to manage their domain names and email addresses. YummyNames owns premium domain names that generate revenue through advertising or resale.  Butterscotch.com is an online video network building on the foundation of Tucows.com. More information can be found at http://tucowsinc.com.

 

For further information: Lawrence Chamberlain, The Equicom Group for Tucows Inc., (416) 815-0700 ext. 257, lchamberlain@equicomgroup.com.

 

This news release contains, in addition to historical information, forward-looking statements related to such matters as our business, including statements regarding the expected expiration date, the number of shares to be purchased and the purchase price per share. Such statements are based on management’s current expectations and are subject to a number of uncertainties and risks, which could cause actual results to differ materially from those described in the forward-looking statements. Information about potential factors that could affect Tucows’ business, results of operations and financial condition 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.

 



 

Tucows Inc.

Consolidated Balance Sheets

(Dollar amounts in U.S. dollars)

 

 

 

June 30

 

December
31,

 

 

 

2009

 

2008

 

 

 

(unaudited)

 

(unaudited)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Assets

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Current assets:

 

 

 

 

 

Cash and cash equivalents

 

$

7,423,056

 

$

5,427,467

 

Accounts receivable

 

3,464,428

 

3,200,362

 

Prepaid expenses and deposits

 

3,163,266

 

2,274,043

 

Derivative instrument assets

 

49,245

 

 

Prepaid domain name registry and ancillary services fees, current portion

 

31,494,579

 

29,212,610

 

Deferred tax asset, current portion

 

590,000

 

590,000

 

Total current assets

 

46,184,574

 

40,704,482

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Prepaid domain name registry and ancillary services fees, long-term portion

 

12,195,903

 

11,855,971

 

Property and equipment

 

2,354,702

 

3,072,958

 

Deferred financing charges

 

58,400

 

78,500

 

Deferred tax asset, long-term portion

 

2,410,000

 

2,410,000

 

Intangible assets

 

19,431,471

 

20,206,996

 

Goodwill

 

17,990,807

 

17,990,807

 

Investment

 

100,000

 

200,000

 

Total assets

 

$

100,725,857

 

$

96,519,714

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Liabilities and Stockholders’ Equity

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Current liabilities:

 

 

 

 

 

Accounts payable

 

$

2,257,992

 

$

1,633,830

 

Accrued liabilities

 

2,003,789

 

2,000,146

 

Customer deposits

 

3,171,708

 

3,319,241

 

Derivative instrument liabilities

 

 

1,974,919

 

Loan payable, current portion

 

3,114,242

 

2,624,242

 

Deferred revenue, current portion

 

40,508,091

 

37,985,821

 

Accreditation fees payable, current portion

 

553,447

 

510,548

 

Income taxes payable

 

835,398

 

 

Total current liabilities

 

52,444,667

 

50,048,747

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Deferred revenue, long-term portion

 

16,392,525

 

16,201,804

 

Accreditation fees payable, long-term portion

 

188,780

 

187,374

 

Loan payable, long-term portion

 

1,063,004

 

3,235,125

 

Deferred tax liability, long-term portion

 

5,396,000

 

5,396,000

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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; 68,969,320 shares issued and outstanding at June 30, 2009 and 73,073,782 shares issued and outstanding at December 31, 2008

 

14,408,078

 

15,198,358

 

Additional paid-in capital

 

47,851,137

 

48,714,676

 

Deficit

 

(37,018,334

)

(42,462,370

)

Total stockholders’ equity

 

25,240,881

 

21,450,664

 

Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity

 

$

100,725,857

 

$

96,519,714

 

 



 

Tucows  Inc.

Consolidated Statements of Operations

(Dollar amounts in U.S. dollars)

 

 

 

Three months ended June 30,

 

Six months ended June 30,

 

 

 

2009

 

2008

 

2009

 

2008

 

 

 

(unaudited)

 

(unaudited)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net revenues

 

$

 20,022,119

 

$

 20,450,329

 

$

 40,113,543

 

$

 39,161,536

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cost of revenues:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cost of revenues (*)

 

14,386,048

 

13,663,097

 

28,171,446

 

26,813,029

 

Depreciation of property and equipment

 

488,680

 

816,260

 

941,389

 

1,642,097

 

Amortization of intangible assets

 

29,199

 

31,941

 

58,398

 

105,398

 

Total cost of revenues

 

14,903,927

 

14,511,298

 

29,171,233

 

28,560,524

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Gross profit

 

5,118,192

 

5,939,031

 

10,942,310

 

10,601,012

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Expenses:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Sales and marketing (*)

 

1,339,167

 

1,730,736

 

2,692,343

 

3,426,868

 

Technical operations and development (*)

 

1,175,355

 

1,573,741

 

2,279,494

 

3,139,595

 

General and administrative (*)

 

1,592,325

 

1,551,858

 

3,462,221

 

3,091,290

 

Depreciation of property and equipment

 

79,227

 

58,861

 

165,632

 

119,931

 

Amortization of intangible assets

 

360,540

 

376,954

 

721,080

 

762,115

 

(Gain) / loss in fair value of forward exchange contracts

 

(1,938,821

)

(225,640

)

(2,024,164

)

29,793

 

Total expenses

 

2,607,793

 

5,066,510

 

7,296,606

 

10,569,592

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Income from operations

 

2,510,399

 

872,521

 

3,645,704

 

31,420

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Other income (expenses):

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Interest income (expense), net

 

(62,334

)

(166,421

)

(125,796

)

(376,405

)

Other income

 

2,613,204

 

1,532,765

 

2,613,204

 

1,532,765

 

Total other income (expenses)

 

2,550,870

 

1,366,344

 

2,487,408

 

1,156,360

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Income before provision for income taxes

 

5,061,269

 

2,238,865

 

6,133,112

 

1,187,780

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Income tax expense

 

581,651

 

30,000

 

689,076

 

61,134

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net income for the period

 

$

 4,479,618

 

$

 2,208,865

 

$

 5,444,036

 

$

 1,126,646

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Basic earnings per common share

 

$

 0.08

 

$

 0.03

 

$

 0.08

 

$

 0.02

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Shares used in computing basic earnings per common share

 

68,923,313

 

73,899,695

 

70,778,950

 

73,894,119

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Diluted earnings per common share

 

$

 0.07

 

$

 0.03

 

$

 0.08

 

$

 0.01

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Shares used in computing diluted earnings per common share

 

69,092,946

 

75,348,108

 

70,785,712

 

75,439,926

 

 


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

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cost of revenues

 

$

 3,367

 

$

 4,800

 

$

 8,367

 

$

 9,100

 

Sales and marketing

 

$

 15,057

 

$

 13,000

 

$

 29,957

 

$

 31,300

 

Technical operations and development

 

$

 11,121

 

$

 8,000

 

$

 21,721

 

$

 28,700

 

General and administrative

 

$

 53,193

 

$

 47,200

 

$

 71,893

 

$

 76,100

 

 



 

Tucows  Inc.

Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows

(Dollar amounts in U.S. dollars)

 

 

 

Three months ended June 30,

 

Six months ended June 30,

 

 

 

2009

 

2008

 

2009

 

2008

 

 

 

(unaudited)

 

(unaudited)

 

Cash provided by (used in):

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Operating activities:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net income for the period

 

$

 4,479,618

 

$

 2,208,865

 

$

 5,444,036

 

$

 1,126,646

 

Items not involving cash:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Depreciation of property and equipment

 

567,907

 

875,121

 

1,107,021

 

1,762,028

 

Amortization of deferred financing charges

 

9,700

 

12,700

 

20,100

 

26,200

 

Amortization of intangible assets

 

389,739

 

408,895

 

779,478

 

867,513

 

Gain on disposal of investment in Afilias

 

(2,010,395

)

 

(2,010,395

)

 

Gain on sale of customer relationships

 

 

(1,121,065

)

 

(1,121,065

)

Disposal of domain names

 

974

 

 

1,947

 

 

Unrealized (gain)/loss in the fair value of forward contracts

 

(1,938,821

)

(225,640

)

(2,024,164

)

29,793

 

Stock-based compensation

 

82,738

 

73,000

 

131,938

 

145,200

 

Change in non-cash operating working capital:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Accounts receivable

 

252,927

 

350,043

 

(264,066

)

283,923

 

Prepaid expenses and deposits

 

(310,655

)

(244,926

)

(889,223

)

(105,237

)

Prepaid fees for domain name registry and ancillary services fees

 

(496,502

)

(1,176,196

)

(2,621,901

)

(3,706,797

)

Accounts payable

 

561,228

 

682,896

 

380,407

 

249,069

 

Accrued liabilities

 

(125,130

)

(159,226

)

3,643

 

(691,064

)

Customer deposits

 

161,969

 

119,589

 

(147,533

)

18,999

 

Deferred revenue

 

249,615

 

798,720

 

2,712,991

 

3,777,654

 

Accreditation fees payable

 

(34,302

)

(22,696

)

44,305

 

34,120

 

Income taxes payable

 

750,216

 

 

835,398

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net cash provided by operating activities

 

2,590,826

 

2,580,080

 

3,503,982

 

2,696,982

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Financing activities:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Proceeds received on exercise of stock options

 

25,422

 

9,450

 

25,422

 

9,450

 

Repurchase of common stock

 

 

 

(1,811,179

)

 

Repayment of loan payable

 

(1,203,560

)

(7,478,560

)

(1,682,121

)

(7,957,120

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net cash used in financing activities

 

(1,178,138

)

(7,469,110

)

(3,467,878

)

(7,947,670

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Investing activities:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cost of domain names acquired

 

 

(2,524

)

(5,900

)

(8,944

)

Additions to property and equipment

 

(102,770

)

(1,084,209

)

(145,010

)

(1,295,740

)

Sale of customer relationships

 

 

 

1,421,730

 

 

1,421,730

 

Proceeds on disposal of investment in Afilias

 

2,110,395

 

 

2,110,395

 

 

Decrease in cash held in escrow

 

 

(5,366

)

 

(12,765

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net cash provided by investing activities

 

2,007,625

 

329,631

 

1,959,485

 

104,281

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents

 

3,420,313

 

(4,559,399

)

1,995,589

 

(5,146,407

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cash and cash equivalents, beginning of period

 

4,002,743

 

7,506,468

 

5,427,467

 

8,093,476

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cash and cash equivalents, end of period

 

$

 7,423,056

 

$

 2,947,069

 

$

 7,423,056

 

$

 2,947,069

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Supplemental cash flow information:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Interest paid

 

$

 62,508

 

$

 192,900

 

$

 128,029

 

$

 452,237

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Supplementary disclosure of non-cash investing activity:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Property and equipment acquired during the period not yet paid for

 

$

 250,734

 

$

 663,767

 

$

 250,734

 

$

 663,767

 

 


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