Neustar, Inc. (NYSE: NSR), a trusted, neutral provider of real-time information and analysis to the Internet, telecommunications, technology, financial services, retail, and media and advertising sectors, today announced results for the quarter ended June 30, 2013 and updated its guidance for 2013.

Results for Second Quarter 2013 Compared to Second Quarter 2012

  • Revenue increased 7% to $220.4 million
  • Non-NPAC revenue increased 7% to $111.0 million
  • Net income increased 12% to $43.4 million
  • Net income per share increased 14% to $0.65

Non-GAAP Results for Second Quarter 2013 Compared to Second Quarter 2012

  • Adjusted net income increased 11% to $56.9 million, representing a 26% margin
  • Adjusted net income per share increased 13% to $0.85

"We continue to execute on our strategy to become a leading provider of real-time information and analytics," said Lisa Hook, Neustar's president and chief executive officer. "As we enhance our capabilities and infrastructure and build strategic partnerships, we are increasingly well positioned to deliver high-value workflow solutions to our clients and strong results for our shareholders."

Paul Lalljie, Neustar's chief financial officer, added, "Our second quarter results were strengthened by the acceleration of a portion of the transaction-based revenue originally anticipated in the second half of the year. In total, we are on track to achieve our full-year revenue guidance. In addition, our continued focus on making discreet investments while maintaining tight control of operating expense allows us to raise our adjusted net income and net income per share guidance for the year."

Discussion of Second Quarter Results

Consolidated revenue totaled $220.4 million, a 7% increase from $206.5 million in the second quarter of 2012. In particular:

  • Carrier Services revenue totaled $134.7 million, a 7% increase from $126.3 million in 2012. This increase was primarily due to a $7.4 million increase in NPAC Services revenue and a $2.9 million increase in Order Management Services revenue;
  • Enterprise Services revenue totaled $43.8 million, a 4% increase from $42.1 million in 2012. This increase was primarily due to higher revenue in Internet Infrastructure Services; and
  • Information Services revenue totaled $41.8 million, a 10% increase from $38.0 million in 2012. This increase was primarily due to higher revenue in Verification & Analytics Services.

Operating expense totaled $145.6 million, a 5% increase from $138.1 million in the second quarter of 2012. This increase was primarily due to additional personnel and personnel-related expense to support the expansion of the company's operations, including increased stock-based compensation expense of $2.0 million driven by performance-based equity that was granted to a broader employee base.

Cash, cash equivalents and investments totaled $381.6 million as of June 30, 2013, compared to $378.2 million as of March 31, 2013 and compared to $343.9 million as of December 31, 2012. During the second quarter, the company purchased approximately 1.5 million shares of its common stock at an average price of $47.09 per share, for approximately $69.3 million.

Business Outlook for 2013

The company reaffirmed its full-year guidance for revenue, previously provided on February 5, 2013 and affirmed on May 2, 2013 and increased its guidance for adjusted net income and adjusted earnings per share:

  • Revenue range remains unchanged at $895 million to $915 million;
  • Adjusted net income to range from $225 million to $235 million. Prior adjusted net income guidance was between $220 million and $230 million; and
  • Adjusted earnings per share to range from $3.38 to $3.53. Prior adjusted earnings per share was between $3.28 and $3.43.

Conference Call

As announced on July 16, 2013, Neustar will conduct an investor conference call to discuss the company's results today at 4:30 p.m. (Eastern Time). Prior to the call, investors may access the conference call over the Internet via the Investor Relations tab of the company's website (www.neustar.biz). Those listening via the Internet should go to the website 15 minutes early to register, download and install any necessary audio software.

The conference call is also accessible via telephone by dialing 888-461-2031 (international callers dial 719-325-2248) and entering PIN 5171805. For those who cannot listen to the live broadcast, a replay will be available through 11:59 p.m. (Eastern Time) Tuesday, August 6, 2013 by dialing 877-870-5176 (international callers dial 858-384-5517) and entering replay PIN 5171805, or by going to the Investor Relations tab of the company's website (www.neustar.biz).

Neustar will take questions from securities analysts and institutional portfolio managers; the complete call is open to all other interested parties on a listen-only basis.

This press release, the financial tables and other supplemental information are available on the company's website under the Investor Relations tab. This includes reconciliations of certain non-GAAP measures to their most directly comparable GAAP measures that may be used periodically by management when discussing the company's financial results with investors and analysts.

About Neustar, Inc.

Neustar, Inc. (NYSE: NSR) is a trusted, neutral provider of real-time information and analysis to the Internet, telecommunications, technology, financial services, retail, and media and advertising sectors. Neustar applies its advanced, secure technologies in location, identification, and evaluation to help its customers promote and protect their businesses. More information is available at www.neustar.biz.

Safe Harbor Statement under the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995

This press release includes information that constitutes forward-looking statements made pursuant to the safe harbor provision of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995, including, without limitation, statements about the company's expectations, beliefs and business results in the future, such as its guidance regarding future results of operations. The company has attempted, whenever possible, to identify these forward-looking statements using words such as "may," "will," "should," "projects," "estimates," "expects," "plans," "intends," "anticipates," "believes" and variations of these words and similar expressions. Similarly, statements herein that describe the company's business strategy, prospects, opportunities, outlooks, objectives, plans, intentions or goals are also forward-looking statements. The company cannot assure you that its expectations will be achieved or that any deviations will not be material. Forward-looking statements are subject to many assumptions, risks and uncertainties that may cause future results to differ materially from those anticipated. These potential risks and uncertainties include, among others, general economic conditions in the regions and industries in which the company operates; the uncertainty of future revenue, expenses and profitability and potential fluctuations in quarterly operating results due to such factors as disruptions to the company's operations, modifications to or terminations of its material contracts, the financial covenants in the company's secured credit facility and their impact on the company's financial and business operations; the company's indebtedness and the impact that it may have on the company's financial and operating activities and the company's ability to incur additional debt; the variable interest rates borne by the company's indebtedness and the effects of changes in those rates; its ability to successfully identify and complete acquisitions and integrate and support the operations of businesses the company acquires; increasing competition; market acceptance of its existing services; its ability to successfully develop and market new services and the uncertainty of whether new services will achieve market acceptance or result in any revenue; and business, regulatory and statutory changes in the communications industry. More information about risk factors, uncertainties and other potential factors that could affect the company's business and financial results is included in its filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission, including, without limitation, the company's most recent Annual Report on Form 10-K and subsequent periodic and current reports. All forward-looking statements are based on information available to the company on the date of this press release, and the company undertakes no obligation to update any of the forward-looking statements after the date of this press release.

 
NEUSTAR, INC.
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS

(in thousands, except per share data)

 
  Three Months Ended   Six Months Ended
June 30, June 30,
2012   2013 2012   2013
(unaudited)
Revenue:
Carrier Services $ 126,347 $ 134,733 $ 250,720 $ 266,904
Enterprise Services 42,089 43,791 81,574 88,570
Information Services 38,026   41,826   73,750   81,292  
Total revenue 206,462 220,350 406,044 436,766
Operating expense:
Cost of revenue (excluding depreciation and
amortization shown separately below) 46,127 50,219 91,025 99,516
Sales and marketing 41,073 41,955 79,426 84,215
Research and development 8,096 7,616 15,820 15,100
General and administrative 20,091 21,124 41,084 43,006
Depreciation and amortization 22,713 24,690 45,419 49,355
Restructuring charges 2   --   524   2  
138,102   145,604   273,298   291,194  
Income from operations 68,360 74,746 132,746 145,572
Other (expense) income:
Interest and other expense (8,404 ) (5,793 ) (16,597 ) (23,355 )
Interest and other income 110   87   339   228  
Income before income taxes 60,066 69,040 116,488 122,445
Provision for income taxes 21,474   25,642   43,934   45,283  
Net income $ 38,592   $ 43,398   $ 72,554   $ 77,162  
Net income per share:
Basic $ 0.58   $ 0.66   $ 1.08   $ 1.17  
Diluted $ 0.57   $ 0.65   $ 1.06   $ 1.15  
Weighted average common shares outstanding:
Basic 66,917   65,531   67,060   65,855  
Diluted 67,887   66,990   68,132   67,301  
 
 
NEUSTAR, INC.
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
(in thousands)
 
  December 31,   June 30,
2012 2013
(audited) (unaudited)
ASSETS
Current assets:
Cash and cash equivalents $ 340,255 $ 380,153
Restricted cash 2,543 2,300
Short-term investments 3,666 1,462
Accounts receivable, net 131,805 141,579
Unbilled receivables 6,372 8,276
Notes receivable 2,740 2,291
Prepaid expenses and other current assets 17,707 21,395
Deferred costs 7,379 6,783
Income taxes receivable 6,596 --
Deferred tax assets 6,693   8,431  
Total current assets 525,756 572,670
Property and equipment, net 118,513 112,113
Goodwill 572,178 576,038
Intangible assets, net 288,487 269,877
Notes receivable, long-term 1,008 --
Deferred costs, long-term 702 633
Other assets, long-term 20,080   26,428  
Total assets $ 1,526,724   $ 1,557,759  
 
LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY
Current liabilities:
Accounts payable $ 9,269 $ 3,014
Accrued expenses 85,424 72,968
Income taxes payable -- 3,775
Deferred revenue 49,070 48,004
Notes payable 8,125 7,972
Capital lease obligations 1,686 602
Other liabilities 3,856   7,509  
Total current liabilities 157,430 143,844
Deferred revenue, long-term 9,922 10,184
Notes payable, long-term 576,688 612,278
Capital lease obligations, long-term 817 409
Deferred tax liabilities, long-term 114,130 110,848
Other liabilities, long-term 21,129   22,247  
Total liabilities 880,116 899,810
Stockholders' equity:
Common stock 86 87
Additional paid-in capital 532,743 567,667
Treasury stock (604,042 ) (704,402 )
Accumulated other comprehensive loss (767 ) (1,153 )
Retained earnings 718,588   795,750  
Total stockholders' equity 646,608   657,949  
Total liabilities and stockholders' equity $ 1,526,724   $ 1,557,759  
 

Reconciliation of Non-GAAP Financial Measures

In this press release and in other public statements, Neustar presents certain non-GAAP financial measures. These non-GAAP financial measures have limitations and may not be comparable with similar non-GAAP financial measures used by other companies and should not be considered in isolation from, or as a substitute for, financial information prepared in accordance with GAAP. Set forth below are reconciliations of the non-GAAP financial measures to their most directly comparable GAAP financial measure. These reconciliations should be carefully evaluated. Prior disclosures of non-GAAP figures may not exclude the same items and as such should not be used for comparison purposes.

Reconciliation of Net Income to Adjusted Net Income

The following is a reconciliation of net income to adjusted net income for the three and six months ended June 30, 2012 and 2013 and the year ending December 31, 2013. Management believes that this measure enhances investors' understanding of the company's financial performance and the comparability of the company's operating results to prior periods, as well as against the performance of other companies.

     
Three Months Ended Six Months Ended Year Ending
June 30, June 30, December 31,
2012   2013 2012   2013

2013(1)

(in thousands, except per share data)

(unaudited)

Revenue $ 206,462   $ 220,350   $ 406,044   $ 436,766   $ 905,000  
 
Net income $ 38,592 $ 43,398 $ 72,554 $ 77,162 $ 167,000
Add: Stock-based compensation 7,049 9,055 10,950 18,012 42,000
Add: Amortization of acquired intangible assets 12,571 12,377 25,143 24,749 49,000
Add: Loss on debt modification and extinguishment (2) -- -- -- 10,886 10,886
Less: Adjustment for provision for income taxes (3) (7,014 ) (7,960 ) (13,613 ) (19,839 ) (38,886 )  
Adjusted net income $ 51,198   $ 56,870   $ 95,034   $ 110,970   $ 230,000  
Adjusted net income margin (4) 25 % 26 % 23 % 25 % 25 %  
Adjusted net income per diluted share $ 0.75   $ 0.85   $ 1.39   $ 1.65   $ 3.46  
Weighted average shares outstanding - diluted 67,887   66,990   68,132   67,301   66,500  
(1)   The amounts expressed in this column are current estimates of the results for the full year as of the date of this press release. This reconciliation is based on the midpoint of the revenue guidance.
(2) Amount represents loss on debt modification and extinguishment related to the refinancing of the company's 2011 credit facility in the first quarter of 2013.
(3) Adjustment reflects the estimated tax effect of adjustments for stock-based compensation expense, amortization of acquired intangible assets and loss on debt modification and extinguishment based on the effective tax rate for the applicable period.
(4) Adjusted net income margin is a measure of adjusted net income as a percentage of revenue.
 

Reconciliation of Net Income to Adjusted EBITDA

The following is a reconciliation of net income to adjusted EBITDA for the three and six months ended June 30, 2012 and 2013. Management believes that this measure provides additional information to debt holders and other investors about its operating performance and its ability to satisfy certain debt obligations.

   
Three Months Ended Six Months Ended
June 30, June 30,
2012   2013 2012   2013
(in thousands, unaudited)
Net income $ 38,592 $ 43,398 $ 72,554 $ 77,162
Add: Provision for income taxes 21,474 25,642 43,934 45,283
Add: Interest expense 8,254 5,772 16,867 12,337
Add: Depreciation and amortization 22,713 24,690 45,419 49,355
Add: Non-cash other (income) and expense, net (1) 150 21 (270 ) 132
Add: Stock-based compensation 7,049 9,055 10,950 18,012
Add: Restructuring charges 2 -- 524 2
Add: Other adjustments (2) -- -- -- 10,975
Less: Interest income (110 ) (87 ) (339 ) (228 )
Adjusted EBITDA $ 98,124   $ 108,491   $ 189,639   $ 213,030  
(1)   Amounts represent (gain) loss on foreign currency transactions, realized gains on available-for-sale investments and (gain) loss on asset disposals.
(2) Amount represents the loss on debt modification and extinguishment related to the refinancing of the company's 2011 credit facility and certain non-capitalized charges incurred in connection with the company's financing activities.

Neustar, Inc.
Investor Relations Contact
Dave Angelicchio, 571-434-3443
InvestorRelations@neustar.biz
or
Media Contact
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